Yekinni Surname

69,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yekinni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekinni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0251:25,2162,196
England381:1,466,26563,675
Benin311:333,40726,304
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Yekinni (2,911) may also be a first name.

Yekinni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekinni is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekinni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,519th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,022,670 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yekinni reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekinni is also the 134,603rd most numerous first name internationally, held by 2,911 people.

The last name Yekinni is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,025 people, or 1 in 25,216. In Nigeria Yekinni is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria Yekinni is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Yekinni Last Name Statistics demography

Yekinni earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning $59,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yekinnni933/
Yegkinni932/
Yekinnii931/
Yekinnie931/
Ekinni9219/
Yeknni9214/
Yekenni8616/
Yekinny867/
Yekinne866/
Jekinni865/
Aekinni863/
Yekinna861/
Yekni8314/
Oyekenni801/
Ekinne77104/
Eknnei771/
Yekhni771/
Yeknii771/
Ekenni771/
Ekni7356/
Yeknich7110/
Jekni675/
Oyekenna672/
Ehkni671/
Oukingni671/
Yekna671/

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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 Yekinni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis