Adedeji Surname

6,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adedeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adedeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria88,3851:2,004266
England8421:66,1737,690
United States5801:624,92950,458
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Canada421:877,27667,671
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Wales81:386,81619,671
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Guyana11:762,22114,420
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Adedeji (19,100) may also be a first name.

Adedeji Last Name Facts

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

Adedeji occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adedeji? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,245th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,392 people. The last name Adedeji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adedeji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,139th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 19,100 people.

The surname Adedeji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 88,385 people, or 1 in 2,004. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 27 percent reside, Osun, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Adedeji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Adedeji last name is principally Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adedeji surname are 42.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Adedeji earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $41,768 CAD per year.

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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 Adedeji
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