Akinfaye Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Akinfaye Surname User-submission:

The Akinfaye surname comes from the Yoruba language. It means 'warrior that loves life' or 'warriors love life'. As a sentence it would be written as akin fe aye, where akin can also be translated as a 'manly person'.

Akinfaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
England301:1,857,26974,552
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akinfaye Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akinfaye surname comes from the Yoruba language. It means 'warrior that loves life' or 'warriors love life'. As a sentence it would be written as akin fe aye, where akin can also be translated as a 'manly person'.

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Akinfaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akinfaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Akinfaye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinfaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Akinfaye reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Akinfaye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 69 percent live, Oyo, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Akinfaye exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinfaiye9410/
Aakinfaye941/
Akinfayo885/
Akinfayi883/
Akinfoye882/
Akinfeye881/
Akinfaya881/
Akinfioye823/
Akinfie8013/
Akinfajo7557/
Akinfeyowa671/
Akimfajo631/
Akenfoue631/
Akenfouet5910/
Ekinfou531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akinfaye
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