Akinwade Surname

318,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinwade Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinwade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1611:152,5789,648
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akinwade (73) may also be a first name.

Akinwade Last Name Facts

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

Akinwade is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinwade? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akinwade is the 318,494th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. The last name Akinwade is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinwade reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akinwade is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 73 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,161 people, or 1 in 152,578. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Akinwade Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (68%) in Nigeria.

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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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  • 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 Akinwade
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