Shoyinka Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shoyinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoyinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4421:122,8458,075
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shoyinka (52) may also be a first name.

Shoyinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoyinka is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shoyinka.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoyinka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,445th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,877,875 people. The surname Shoyinka occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shoyinka are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name Shoyinka is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 122,845. In Nigeria Shoyinka is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 49 percent reside, Ogun, where 39 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Shoyinka occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Shoyinka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shoyinka are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Shoyinka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

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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 Shoyinka
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