Akinlaja Surname

168,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinlaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinlaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5101:70,5755,093
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Akinlaja (109) may also be a first name.

Akinlaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akinlaja occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akinlaja.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinlaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,148th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,834,518 people. The last name Akinlaja is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akinlaja are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,510 people, or 1 in 70,575. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Ogun, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Akinlaja exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Akinlaja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Akinlaja surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Akinlajaja896/
Akinlaju8816/
Aiknlaja883/
Akinlaji882/
Akinlaya882/
Akinlaje881/
Akinla86227/
Akinlay80134/
Akinloa8037/
Akinlai803/
Akinléa801/
Akinlla801/
Aknla771/
Akinlayo75150/
Akinlaye75112/
Akinlayi758/
Akinluji756/
Akinleya754/
Akinloya753/
Akinlojo752/
Akinlawe751/
Akinlujo751/
Akinli71341/
Akinle71101/
Akenla7124/
Akinnlaye711/
Okinla711/
Okinlay67167/
Akinleu6758/
Akinlie6727/
Akinlou6710/
Akinlye677/
Akinley672/
Akinloy671/
Akienle671/
Akinloe671/

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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
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  • 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 Akinlaja
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