Adedesi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Adedesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adedesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adedesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adedesi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adedesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Adedesi are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Adedesi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Adedesi is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 77 percent live and Lagos, where 23 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 20 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adedeji8690,650/
Adedegi8644/
Adedisi8618/
Adededzi80525/
Adededji80325/
Adeddeji8017/
Adeedeji8011/
Aadedeji8011/
Addedeji8010/
Adehdeji805/
Adedejis805/
Adedeeji805/
Adejdeji804/
Adedejii804/
Adedaisi804/
Adedejiy804/
Ajdedeji803/
Adeadeji803/
Adedejji802/
Adeideji802/
Adedejit801/
Adediji719,095/
Odedeji711,266/
Adedigi7119/
Adedeje7119/
Adedije7113/
Adideji715/
Adedege715/
Odedegi714/
Odedisi711/
Adeidiji6737/
Adedidji6714/
Odededji675/
Aadediji673/
Adedijii671/
Audediji671/
Odediji57481/
Odedije572/
Adidizi571/
Hadidiza531/

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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 Adedesi
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