Ayinka Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Ayinka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ayinka (87) may also be a first name.
Ayinka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayinka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayinka is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayinka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayinka live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayinka is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 87 people.
The surname Ayinka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Bayelsa, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ayinka
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