Adeichan Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Adeichan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adeichan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6651:15,5422,098
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

The alternate forms: Adeïchan (117) & Adeîchan (36) are calculated separately.

Adeichan (10) may also be a first name.

Adeichan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adeichan is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Adeïchan or Adeîchan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adeichan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 495,028th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adeichan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname Adeichan is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 665 people, or 1 in 15,542. In Benin it is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 95 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 3 percent live and Zou Department, where 1 percent live. Not including Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.

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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 Adeichan
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