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

Adekanmi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekanmi? popularity and diffusion

Adekanmi is the 93,627th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,430,614 people. This last name is predominantly found 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. It is also the 179,627th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,808 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,010 people, or 1 in 35,358. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 40 percent reside, Oyo, where 15 percent reside and Ondo, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Adekanmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adekanmi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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