Adekan Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Adekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 136 | 1:75,997 | 9,080 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Adekan (53) may also be a first name.
Adekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adekan (Hindi: आदेकण) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 899,940th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Adekan are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekan is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 53 people.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 75,997. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 87 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 6 percent are found and Zou Department, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adekan in the Hindi language | ||
| आदेकण | adekana | 50 |
| अदेकण | adekana | 50 |
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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 Adekan
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