Adega Surname
Approximately 2,518 people bear this surname
Adega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,385 | 1:127,901 | 8,354 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Kenya | 346 | 1:133,468 | 10,942 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Ádega (1) are calculated separately.
Adega (314) may also be a first name.
Adega Demographics
Average Adega Salary in
United States
$35,946 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adega (Arabic: ادقا) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ádega. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,078th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,894,180 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Adega reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 314 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 127,901. In Nigeria Adega is most prevalent in: Benue, where 71 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Ondo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Adega occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Adega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Adega earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,946 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adega in the Arabic language | ||
| ادقا | adqa | - |
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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 Adega
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