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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekinni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,519th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,022,670 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yekinni are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 134,603rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 2,911 people.

Yekinni is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,025 people, or 1 in 25,216. In Nigeria Yekinni is mostly found in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common 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