Akorede Surname

39,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akorede Surname User-submission:

The surname Akorede means 'one who brings wealth'.

Akorede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,1381:13,4831,364
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Ireland291:162,3777,171
England261:2,143,00282,017
Benin161:645,97538,126
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Akorede (5,109) may also be a first name.

Akorede Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Akorede means 'one who brings wealth'.

- akorede

Akorede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akorede occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Akorede click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akorede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akorede is the 39,450th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 547,689 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akorede live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akorede is also the 94,924th most widespread first name globally, borne by 5,109 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,138 people, or 1 in 13,483. In Nigeria Akorede is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Osun, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Akorede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.

Akorede earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning $35,342 USD per year.

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