Adegede Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adegede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adegede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1871:947,28740,584
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adegede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adegede is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adegede? popularity and diffusion

Adegede is the 1,235,409th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Adegede is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adegede reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Adegede is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 79 percent live, Cross River, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aadegede934/
Adagede8616/
Adegode864/
Adegade863/
Adigede863/
Adesede862/
Odegede861/
Adejede861/
Adechede806/
Adagedie804/
Adeghedi802/
Adejide71172/
Adeside7140/
Adagide7118/
Odejede7112/
Adagedi717/
Adegidi717/
Adigide714/
Adigeda713/
Adigedi712/
Odegide711/
Adegida711/
Adegodi711/
Odigede711/
Hadagode6737/
Adedjide676/
Adighide673/
Odejedje671/
Adogaide671/
Odiguede671/
Odeagide671/
Addagode671/

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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
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  • 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 Adegede
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