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
Adega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Adega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adega (Arabic: ادقا) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as: Ádega. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 171,078th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,894,180 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Adega are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 314 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 127,901. In Nigeria Adega is most frequent in: Benue, where 71 percent reside, Taraba, where 9 percent reside and Ondo, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Adega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding 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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