Oyinkan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Oyinkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyinkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oyinkan (229) may also be a first name.

Oyinkan Last Name Facts

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

Oyinkan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyinkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Oyinkan occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Oyinkan live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 593,349th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 229 people.

The surname Oyinkan is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Oyinkan is most numerous in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found, Ondo, where 17 percent are found and Oyo, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Oyinkan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Iceland, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyenkan868/
Oyenẹkan801/
Yenkan7765/
Ainkan772/
Yenkhan71125/
Hounkan7116/
Eyankan7111/
Ainekan7110/
Ayankan717/
Iyankan716/
Yenkahn715/
Ainkhan712/
Oinkham711/
Ajinkan711/
Ijankan711/
Oyenkon711/
Ounkant711/
Ajinkhan674/
Ayankang672/
Ayenkhan671/
Aiangkan671/
Ouyenkam671/
Ihionkan671/
Hounkann671/
Yenkhanh671/

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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 Oyinkan
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