Yekini Surname
Approximately 42,652 people bear this surname
Yekini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40,204 | 1:4,406 | 587 |
| Benin | 1,658 | 1:6,234 | 848 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | 1:623,547 | 18,271 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Yekini (16,153) may also be a first name.
Yekini Demographics
Average Yekini Salary in
United States
$37,865 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yekini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yekini is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekini? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,146th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 170,861 people. The last name Yekini occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yekini reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekini is also the 44,154th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 16,153 people.
Yekini is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40,204 people, or 1 in 4,406. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ogun, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Yekini exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.
Yekini Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (78%) in Nigeria.
Yekini earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $37,865 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekkini | 92 | 12 | / |
| Yekinii | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ayekini | 92 | 9 | / |
| Yekinit | 92 | 4 | / |
| Oyekini | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yekinie | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yoekini | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yekinis | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yiekini | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yekinyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yekuini | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iyekini | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekini | 91 | 123 | / |
| Yekeni | 83 | 275 | / |
| Yekine | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ekinyi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Jekini | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ekinei | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yekiny | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ekaini | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekinai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Aykini | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yekuni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uykini | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekinh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekioni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iekini | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekeeni | 77 | 181 | / |
| Yekinee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ejikini | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jekkini | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iyekine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jekinis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eyakini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyakini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekine | 73 | 3,662 | / |
| Ekeni | 73 | 560 | / |
| Owekingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyakaini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyekhine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekinay | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ekeani | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ekineh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ekinge | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jekeni | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ekeine | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yekene | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekoine | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekinyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yekitnesh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oekeni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekaine | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekiney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oukini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aykine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyekunni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekyoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yekini
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