Akinyo Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Akinyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 495 | 1:357,864 | 19,258 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Akinyo (16) may also be a first name.
Akinyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akinyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akinyo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akinyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akinyo is the 577,768th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The surname Akinyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akinyo live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 357,864. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 63 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Ogun, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Akinyo
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