Yinka Surname

164,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5721:68,8744,995
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States101:36,245,893832,629
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yinka (49,531) may also be a first name.

Yinka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yinka (Hindi: यिंका) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yinka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yinka? popularity and diffusion

Yinka is the 164,632nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,766,722 people. The surname Yinka is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yinka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yinka is also the 18,645th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 49,531 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,572 people, or 1 in 68,874. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 14 percent reside, Oyo, where 13 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Yinka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

Yinka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yisnka917/
Yinkay911/
Yinkai911/
Yingka911/
Inka891,141/
Ynka892/
Yingkai838/
Yinkeau831/
Yinkath831/
Jinka809,269/
Yonka80492/
Hinka80491/
Inkha80362/
Ginka80357/
Inkaj80164/
Ingka80148/
Hynka80111/
Inkah8056/
Inkai8045/
Yinko8042/
İnkaç8028/
Inkay8018/
Yinke8016/
Yinki8011/
Inkea8011/
Ainka806/
Inkka806/
Ionka804/
Șinka804/
Inkoa801/
Innka801/
Aynka801/
Ienka801/
Einka801/
Jynka801/
Inhka801/
Yinky800/
Inkaya732,810/
Goinka73835/
Hoinka73571/
Inkhai73470/
Yongka73330/
Yinkou73248/
Hinkka73197/
Jinkaa73178/
Goynka73152/
Itenka73125/
Aineka73103/
Yohnka73103/
Hainka73103/
Huinka7395/
Jinkai7392/
Hincka7374/
Ingkai7354/
Heinka7337/
Ingkah7323/
Jinkau7323/
Yinkey7320/
Jinkah7319/
Ingkay7315/
Jinkka7311/
Yinkeu7311/
Ginkai7310/
Ingkau7310/
Yincai739/
Jingka737/
Inkach735/
Ingkap735/
Ginnka734/
Jinnka734/
Yingke734/
Ginkaa733/
Ginkka733/
Yinkui733/
Ingkad733/
Inkatt733/
Yonkai733/
Yinkoh732/
Yimkat732/
Inkash732/
Hingka731/
Inkauy731/
Hinkas731/
Hinkat731/
Innkka731/
Yinkeh731/
Gincka731/
Yinkky731/
Ayneka731/
Yinkid731/
Yngkau731/
Ynkaay731/
Ainkai731/
Inkaah731/
Inkait731/
Inkhay731/
Yinkie730/
Ysinki730/
Hinkay730/
Eineka730/
Inca6711,695/
Ynca671,027/
Inko671,001/
Inke67571/
Enka67507/
Inki67486/
Inky6722/
Jingkai6722/
Inkó6722/
Ginkaya6721/
Yongkah6713/
Esimnka6712/
Hingkai678/
Yongkai677/
Ginckaj676/
Jinkkaa675/
Yingcai675/
Yinckou674/
Ainkhai674/
Yingkid672/
Jingkah672/
Jingkau672/
Inqa672/
Etynkau671/
Ynko671/
Goinkea671/
Isinkay671/
Jingkay671/
Oinekea671/
Ynke671/
Essinka671/
Aingkat671/
Einkhah671/
Yingkui671/
Yongkay671/
Ynki671/
Gingkai671/
Huincka671/
Hinkaus671/
Hinkhai671/
Yingkee670/
Heincka670/
Eysinke670/
Hinkead670/
Heineka670/

Yinka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yinka in the Hindi language
यिंकाyinka-

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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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  • 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 Yinka
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