Soyinka Surname
Approximately 3,543 people bear this surname
Soyinka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,490 | 1:50,757 | 3,892 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Soyinka (252) may also be a first name.
Soyinka Demographics
Average Soyinka Salary in
England
£23,100
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Soyinka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soyinka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soyinka is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soyinka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 127,977th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,056,886 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soyinka live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 252 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,490 people, or 1 in 50,757. In Nigeria Soyinka is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 58 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoyinka | 93 | 1,494 | / |
| Soyinkah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Soynka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Soinka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Soyinke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sayinka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Seyinka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soyimka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shayinka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Soyinkou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shoincka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Choyinka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sainka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Suinka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Soinki | 77 | 5 | / |
| Soynke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Seinka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Soinke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sounka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soynko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soenka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shayingka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choinka | 71 | 472 | / |
| Soinkei | 71 | 298 | / |
| Soyanke | 71 | 76 | / |
| Sounkoa | 71 | 56 | / |
| Seyinko | 71 | 20 | / |
| Soyanki | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shounka | 71 | 11 | / |
| Suyanka | 71 | 9 | / |
| Seyanka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jeyinka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shoymka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siyanka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soyenko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sayanka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saingka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayenka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soianki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sojanka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shainka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soyncay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seingka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sounkai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheinka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sojenka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schuinka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soyankhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szyionko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soungkay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shayanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joyenkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shienkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheinkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoeyanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sijangka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayankai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayinca | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Soyinka
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