Akinja Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akinja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akinja occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinja reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Akinja is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 37 percent are found, Ogun, where 37 percent are found and Ondo, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akindja924/
Akinjau922/
Gakinja921/
Akainja921/
Akinjo83908/
Akinya83763/
Akinje83123/
Akinji8349/
Akunja8317/
Akinsa838/
Akenja835/
Akinza835/
Akinia833/
Okinja831/
Ekinja831/
Akinca831/
Gakinya771,149/
Akinsha77143/
Okindja7738/
Akinsia7736/
Akincay7731/
Akincha7726/
Akindjo7714/
Hakinsa775/
Akiniji774/
Akinjoh774/
Akinçay772/
Atkinsa772/
Akunjia772/
Akinsoa772/
Akinjoi771/
Akhinya771/
Akinsas771/
Akienza771/
Aikinje771/
Ackinsa771/
Hakinji771/
Akinsah771/
Akiniua771/
Akainji771/
Gakinza771/
Okinjah771/
Akiniha771/
Akinjui771/
Akunjai771/
Aknjo731/
Akainyah71438/
Akaainjo71129/
Hakinjee713/
Akinyuha713/
Hachinja712/
Achinjah711/
Akinjije711/
Akinayia711/
Akinshoa711/
Akenji671,331/
Akinyo67544/
Akinye67311/
Akenya67250/
Okinya67221/
Akinso67159/
Akınca67131/
Ekenja6729/
Okinza6727/
Akenjo6726/
Akunia6721/
Akinge6717/
Okunja6716/
Akenza6711/
Ekinia6711/
Acinia676/
Akinho675/
Ekunja675/
Okinjo674/
Akinio674/
Akenia673/
Akinie673/
Aknsah672/
Akunjo672/
Okinia672/
Akinzo672/
Akenha671/
Akigne671/
Ekinjo671/
Ackainyah671/

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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 Akinja
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