Akinfela Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinfela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinfela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Akinfela (29) may also be a first name.

Akinfela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akinfela is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinfela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akinfela live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name Akinfela is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Akinfela is mostly found in: Ondo, where 65 percent reside, Oyo, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent reside and Georgia, where 0 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akinfela
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