Akinluyi Surname

192,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinluyi Surname User-submission:

The Akinluyi surname comes from akin-lu-yi, which means 'the warrior has prestige'.

Akinluyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1341:83,0105,861
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Akinluyi (68) may also be a first name.

Akinluyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akinluyi surname comes from akin-lu-yi, which means 'the warrior has prestige'.

- luendoh

Akinluyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akinluyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akinluyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinluyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akinluyi is the 192,274th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,327,647 people. The last name Akinluyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akinluyi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name globally, borne by 68 people.

Akinluyi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,134 people, or 1 in 83,010. In Nigeria Akinluyi is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 36 percent are found, Edo, where 18 percent are found and Ondo, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Akinluyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Akinluyi surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Akinluyi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

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