Soyinka

See also: Ṣoyinka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ṣoyinka.

Proper noun

Soyinka (plural Soyinkas)

1. A surname from Yoruba.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Soyinka is the 67242^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 35 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Soyinka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.