Akinniyi Surname

63,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,7061:22,9882,028
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akinniyi (1,396) may also be a first name.

Akinniyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akinniyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinniyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,572nd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 924,815 people. The last name Akinniyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akinniyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 209,327th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,396 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,706 people, or 1 in 22,988. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 23 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Oyo, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Akinniyi exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Akinniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

The amount Akinniyi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning $30,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $51,794 CAD per year.

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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 Akinniyi
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