Akande

See also: åkande

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Akande.

Proper noun

Akande (plural Akandes)

A surname from Yoruba.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Akande is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Akande is most common among Black/African American (93.87%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akande”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.

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