Adekanye Surname

54,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,2701:19,1091,767
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Adekanye (248) may also be a first name.

Adekanye Last Name Facts

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

Adekanye is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekanye? popularity and diffusion

Adekanye is the 54,240th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 776,179 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adekanye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekanye is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 248 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,270 people, or 1 in 19,109. In Nigeria Adekanye is most numerous in: Ondo, where 25 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Osun, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Adekanye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adekanye last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Adekanye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekanoye9420/
Adekanyea943/
Adekaniye943/
Adekannye943/
Adekanyie941/
Adekonye88146/
Adekanje884/
Adekoniye8243/
Adekonoye825/
Ajdekonye821/
Adekanji755/
Adekonje751/
Adikanou6311/
Adekonojo5961/
Adikannou592/
Adekonajo591/
Adhikannai561/
Houdekannou531/
Adikonou5021/

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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 Adekanye
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