Adekanmi Surname

93,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekanmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekanmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,0101:35,3582,882
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Adekanmi (1,808) may also be a first name.

Adekanmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adekanmi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekanmi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adekanmi is the 93,627th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,430,614 people. The surname Adekanmi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adekanmi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekanmi is also the 179,627th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,808 people.

Adekanmi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,010 people, or 1 in 35,358. In Nigeria Adekanmi is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 40 percent live, Oyo, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Adekanmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adekanmi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Adekanmi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning $55,750 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
  • 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 Adekanmi
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