Akinyoola Surname

279,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akinyoola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akinyoola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3811:128,2718,379
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Akinyoola (35) may also be a first name.

Akinyoola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akinyoola has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akinyoola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,323rd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,265,568 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinyoola are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world, held by 35 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,381 people, or 1 in 128,271. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 32 percent reside, Oyo, where 31 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinyoaola951/
Akinyohola951/
Akinyola94449/
Akinyoole894/
Akinyoala891/
Akinjoiola841/
Akinjola82274/
Akiniola8236/
Akineola821/
Akinjiola78295/
Akinjolia783/
Akinjuola782/
Akingeola781/
Akimjola711/
Akinholo711/
Akenejola673/

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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 Akinyoola
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