Akinyemi Surname
Approximately 77,206 people bear this surname
Akinyemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74,926 | 1:2,364 | 311 |
| England | 806 | 1:69,129 | 7,983 |
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Benin | 246 | 1:42,015 | 5,396 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Iceland | 18 | 1:21,116 | 1,735 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Akinyèmi (1) are calculated separately.
Akinyemi (8,327) may also be a first name.
Akinyemi Demographics
Average Male Akinyemi Height
174.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Akinyemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akinyemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akinyemi is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms: Akinyèmi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akinyemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,355th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 94,391 people. The last name Akinyemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akinyemi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,238th most common given name world-wide, borne by 8,327 people.
The surname Akinyemi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74,926 people, or 1 in 2,364. In Nigeria Akinyemi is most frequent in: Lagos, where 19 percent live, Ogun, where 16 percent live and Ekiti, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Akinyemi occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Akinyemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (84%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akinyemi last name are 44.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Akinyemi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning 254,043 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.52% more than the national average, earning R 300,660 per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akinyèmi | 96 | 1 | / |
| Akinyemii | 94 | 11 | / |
| Akiniyemi | 94 | 9 | / |
| Aakinyemi | 94 | 8 | / |
| Akinyiemi | 94 | 5 | / |
| Akinayemi | 94 | 5 | / |
| Akinoyemi | 94 | 3 | / |
| Akainyemi | 94 | 3 | / |
| Akinyemie | 94 | 2 | / |
| Akkinyemi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Aikinyemi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Akinyyemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akinyemij | 94 | 1 | / |
| Atkinyemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akienyemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akijnyemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akinyemio | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akinyoemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Akinyoyemi | 89 | 6 | / |
| Eakinyemie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akinyeme | 88 | 25 | / |
| Akenyemi | 88 | 7 | / |
| Akinyimi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Akingemi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Okinyemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akinuemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akiniemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akinhemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akinyema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akineyomi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akinoyomi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aikioniemi | 78 | 132 | / |
| Haukiniemi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Akinjimi | 75 | 170 | / |
| Akinoumi | 75 | 29 | / |
| Akeniyeme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akinayama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinoumii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinoumie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinoyame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinhaumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hachinyeme | 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 Akinyemi
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