Adakeja Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adakeja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adakeja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4301:411,96021,473
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adakeja (22) may also be a first name.

Adakeja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adakeja occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adakeja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 687,524th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adakeja live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

The surname Adakeja is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 411,960. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Ondo, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adakaja865/
Adakuja863/
Adakeje863/
Aadakea861/
Adokeja861/
Adakeji861/
Adakai77758/
Adakaa77127/
Adakay7721/
Adakoe774/
Adakeu772/
Adakee771/
Adakau771/
Adakae771/
Adakoa771/
Adakij771/
Adakie771/
Adakayi71171/
Adakaya7131/
Adakayu7127/
Adakiya7121/
Hadakay7120/
Adakoya7116/
Adakaye7114/
Gadakai718/
Adakhae717/
Hadakai716/
Adakkai715/
Adakaje715/
Adakhai714/
Adakojo714/
Addakai714/
Adokoja714/
Addakee714/
Adakoie711/
Gadakay711/
Gadakee711/
Adakuji711/
Adakoye711/
Adakayo711/
Aadakaa711/
Adakaji711/
Adakeye711/
Gadhakai67181/
Addakiya6711/
Gadakoye6710/
Gadakiya677/
Gadhakay676/
Addaikai675/
Adeakoya673/
Adakouya671/
Adahkoye671/
Ajdakaye671/
Ajdacaja671/
Addakuha671/
Audaceza671/

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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 Adakeja
  • 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