Yekini Surname

13,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yekini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria40,2041:4,406587
Benin1,6581:6,234848
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
England301:1,857,26974,552
Niger241:799,66718,510
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yekini (16,153) may also be a first name.

Yekini Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekini occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,146th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 170,861 people. The surname Yekini is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yekini live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekini is also the 44,154th most common first name on earth, borne by 16,153 people.

The surname Yekini is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40,204 people, or 1 in 4,406. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

Yekini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yekini surname is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekkini9212/
Yekinii9210/
Ayekini929/
Yekinit924/
Oyekini923/
Yekinie923/
Yoekini923/
Yekinis923/
Yiekini922/
Yekinyi921/
Yekuini921/
Iyekini921/
Ekini91123/
Yekeni83275/
Yekine8363/
Ekinyi8332/
Jekini8330/
Ekinei8310/
Yekiny8310/
Ekaini837/
Ekinai836/
Aykini832/
Yekuni832/
Uykini831/
Yekinh831/
Ekioni831/
Iekini831/
Yekeeni77181/
Yekinee779/
Ejikini775/
Jekkini773/
Iyekine772/
Jekinis771/
Eyakini771/
Iyakini771/
Ekine733,662/
Ekeni73560/
Owekingi711/
Iyakaini711/
Eyekhine711/
Ekinay67123/
Ekeani6790/
Ekineh6765/
Ekinge6725/
Jekeni6724/
Ekeine6712/
Yekene6710/
Ekoine6710/
Ekinyo6710/
Yekitnesh679/
Oekeni677/
Ekaine675/
Ekiney674/
Oukini672/
Gekine672/
Aikini671/
Yekena671/
Iekuni671/
Aykine671/
Ekeeni671/
Aiyekunni671/
Ekhine671/
Jekiny671/
Ekyoni671/
Ekkine671/
Ekinea671/
Aukini671/
Eakine670/

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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 Yekini
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