Akiniyi Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akiniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0651:166,33110,370
England141:3,979,861125,553
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akiniyi (133) may also be a first name.

Akiniyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akiniyi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiniyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,992nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Akiniyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akiniyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akiniyi is also the 804,402nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 133 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,065 people, or 1 in 166,331. In Nigeria Akiniyi is primarily found in: Ondo, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Akiniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Akiniyi
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