Adechian Surname

246,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Adechian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adechian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,5691:6,587907
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Congo51:997,81917,129
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Adéchian (1) are calculated separately.

Adechian (17) may also be a first name.

Adechian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adechian (Arabic: اديشيان) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Adéchian. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adechian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,967th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,526,426 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adechian live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 17 people.

The last name Adechian is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 1,569 people, or 1 in 6,587. In Benin it is most common in: Plateau Department, where 58 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 21 percent live and Littoral Department, where 17 percent live. Not including Benin Adechian occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adechian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adechian in the Arabic language
اديشيانadyshyan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adechian
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