Adekemi Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Adekemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5321:332,97518,161
Benin661:156,60016,061
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Adekemi (12,990) may also be a first name.

Adekemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adekemi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adekemi is the 522,545th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adekemi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 51,304th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 12,990 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 332,975. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 18 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Osun, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Adekemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Adekemi last name is predominantly Christian (81%) in Nigeria.

Adekemi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekomi86820/
Adekimi86161/
Odekemi86120/
Adekami8682/
Adekeme8638/
Edekemi8622/
Adekema861/
Adekammi806/
Edekeumi804/
Adeycemi801/
Adekaimi801/
Adekeema801/
Adokeme71322/
Adikema7136/
Adekome714/
Adakomi713/
Edekeme712/
Odekomi711/
Adikomoi671/
Adekomeh671/
Hodekeume631/
Odikeme57170/
Adikima5763/
Odakami5710/
Odikimi577/
Odikema575/
Edikeme572/
Adaikkammai561/
Edikieme5321/
Adakamoj536/
Odikemma533/
Hodekome531/
Odikemme531/
Oudakemey501/
Edickieme501/
Odikheimi501/

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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 Adekemi
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