Oyekan

Oyekan is a West African surname of Yoruba origin, which means "the next to be crowned".[1] The name may refer to:

  • Adeyinka Oyekan (Oyekan II) (1911–2003), Yoruba monarch
  • Lawson Oyekan (born 1961), British sculptor
  • Oyekan I (1871–1900), Yoruba monarch
  • Soni Oyekan (born 1946), American chemical engineer
  • Dunsin Oyekan (born 1984), Nigerian gospel artist

References
  1. "Oyekan". Online Nigeria: Nigerian Names and Meanings. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
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