Adedan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Adedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adedan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Adedan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adedan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adedan.

How Common Is The Last Name Adedan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adedan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adiedan9215/
Gadedan926/
Adedane921/
Gadedean86723/
Hadedean8659/
Adeidang864/
Hadedank862/
Adydan83213/
Adadan8353/
Adidan8323/
Adodan8310/
Adedon8310/
Adedam831/
Ededan831/
Hadidan77148/
Adedoun7735/
Adidang7720/
Gadidan7712/
Adidane7711/
Adedoyn7710/
Hadadan7710/
Ahdadan777/
Adydant776/
Adedoin776/
Ahdidan774/
Adadain772/
Odeidan771/
Adadhan771/
Adedong771/
Adidean771/
Hadydan770/
Hadedon770/
Gadedon770/
Hadidane711,629/
Adeidong7193/
Hadadean7165/
Adedotin7113/
Haddadan7113/
Adedohun7112/
Adaidane711/
Hadadhan711/
Haddidan711/
Hadadain711/
Hadgedon710/
Adidam67406/
Adidon6748/
Edadan6735/
Adydam677/
Odidan676/
Adydon675/
Odadan675/
Edadon673/
Adadon673/
Adodon672/
Adedouten671/
Ahadadean671/
Ododan671/
Haddidane671/

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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 Adedan
  • 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