Adekale Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8741:202,68112,123
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Adekale (109) may also be a first name.

Adekale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adekale is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,006th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. The surname Adekale is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adekale are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 109 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 202,681. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 36 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Adekale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adekale are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Adekale earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Adekale
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