Adejoh Surname
Approximately 17,452 people bear this surname
Adejoh Surname User-submission:
The Adejoh surname means 'crown has gathered' in Yoruba. It comes from the words Ade, which means 'crown', and ajo, which means 'gathering'. To shorten the name, it became Adejo, where the noun ajo became jo, which is now a verb, meaning 'gathered'.
Read More About This SurnameAdejoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17,405 | 1:10,178 | 1,093 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Adejoh (2,857) may also be a first name.
Adejoh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Adejoh surname means 'crown has gathered' in Yoruba. It comes from the words Ade, which means 'crown', and ajo, which means 'gathering'. To shorten the name, it became Adejo, where the noun ajo became jo, which is now a verb, meaning 'gathered'.
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Average Adejoh Salary in
United States
$44,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adejoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adejoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adejoh is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adejoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adejoh is the 30,587th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 417,577 people. The last name Adejoh is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adejoh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 136,171st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 2,857 people.
The last name Adejoh is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,405 people, or 1 in 10,178. In Nigeria Adejoh is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 56 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Adejoh exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Adejoh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Adejoh surname is chiefly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.
Adejoh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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