Akinyanju Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinyanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinyanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6821:259,74014,929
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Akinyanju (48) may also be a first name.

Akinyanju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akinyanju occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinyanju? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 471,234th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akinyanju live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 48 people.

The last name Akinyanju is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 682 people, or 1 in 259,740. In Nigeria Akinyanju is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 28 percent are found and Ondo, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Akinyanju Last Name Statistics demography

Akinyanju earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD 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
  • 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 Akinyanju
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