Akinya Surname
Approximately 763 people bear this surname
Akinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 734 | 1:241,339 | 14,008 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Akinya (39) may also be a first name.
Akinya Demographics
Average Akinya Salary in
United States
$29,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akinya occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akinya? popularity and diffusion
Akinya is the 446,740th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akinya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 39 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 241,339. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 69 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Akinya Last Name Statistics demography
Akinya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakinya | 92 | 1,149 | / |
| Akhinya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akainyah | 86 | 438 | / |
| Akinayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akinyo | 83 | 544 | / |
| Akenya | 83 | 250 | / |
| Okinya | 83 | 221 | / |
| Akinja | 83 | 20 | / |
| Akinia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ackainyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeinya | 77 | 25 | / |
| Okoinya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gakinyo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akinjau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gakenya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okainya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okienya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akeenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akinyoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakinja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akiniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakkenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Achinyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoinyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hachinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakenyas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Okinyo | 67 | 1,437 | / |
| Akinjo | 67 | 908 | / |
| Okenya | 67 | 453 | / |
| Akenyo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Acinyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Acinia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akinho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akenja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akinio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ocinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achinaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akinya
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