Fayinka Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fayinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4101:432,05622,278
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Fayinka (40) may also be a first name.

Fayinka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fayinka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fayinka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayinka? popularity and diffusion

Fayinka is the 688,723rd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Fayinka is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fayinka are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 432,056. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 35 percent reside, Oyo, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayinke86710/
Fayanka861/
Fayinké861/
Fainke771,339/
Fainké774/
Fainky771/
Fainki771/
Faianca71170/
Foyinke7113/
Fiengka719/
Foyenka713/
Fayenke713/
Fayunke712/
Fainkou712/
Faienke712/
Vainkha711/
Fujanka711/
Fayenki711/
Fayince711/
Feuanka711/
Vahynka711/
Faiunca711/
Fayneko711/
Feinkas710/
Fainekou673/
Fainkich672/
Feionkah671/
Fayankuo671/
Faisenko671/

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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
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  • 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 Fayinka
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