Akintan Surname

114,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akintan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akintan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7981:46,6413,623
Benin1231:84,0299,888
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Akintan (117) may also be a first name.

Akintan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akintan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akintan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akintan is the 114,327th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,802,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akintan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 117 people.

The last name Akintan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,798 people, or 1 in 46,641. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 46 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Akintan exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Akintan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Akintan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Akintan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinntan935/
Akintane933/
Atkintan933/
Akntan921/
Akintatne881/
Akinton8629/
Akintam861/
Akimtan861/
Akintoun8023/
Akintone805/
Akintoin803/
Aicentan801/
Akintosin754/
Ekentan711/
Eikinton671/
Ockinton671/
Ockintgon630/
Oquinton532/
Eikenton530/
Asgkentom501/

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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 Akintan
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