Adebanji Surname

119,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adebanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adebanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8091:46,5063,613
England231:2,422,52489,093
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Adebanji (1,552) may also be a first name.

Adebanji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adebanji is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adebanji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,380th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,892,869 people. The last name Adebanji is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adebanji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 196,716th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,552 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,809 people, or 1 in 46,506. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Adebanji is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adebaunji948/
Adebaniji943/
Adebamji8828/
Adebangi886/
Adebanje886/
Adobanji885/
Odebanji883/
Adibanji881/
Adebansi881/
Adebanija821/
Edebeaniji7810/
Adebenje752/
Adevanci752/
Adebange751/
Adivansi631/
Adebounce592/
Adywange5026/

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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 Adebanji
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