Adekeye Surname
Approximately 7,231 people bear this surname
Adekeye Surname User-submission:
Adekeye is a Yoruba surname, which means 'the crown chooses the throne'. This surname is from Nigeria.
Adekeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,974 | 1:25,400 | 2,204 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Adekeye (532) may also be a first name.
Adekeye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adekeye is a Yoruba surname, which means 'the crown chooses the throne'. This surname is from Nigeria.
- fafadfaThe Adekeye surname means 'crown flatters the title'.
- olumide1253The Adekeye surname means 'crown flatters the title'.
- adkjfafjThis surname means 'the crown sets the throne'.
- ontheregulahAdekeye Demographics
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Adekeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adekeye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Adekeye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekeye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adekeye is the 68,662nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,007,820 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adekeye reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 365,707th most common given name at a global level, borne by 532 people.
Adekeye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,974 people, or 1 in 25,400. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kwara, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Osun, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Adekeye exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Adekeye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Adekeye are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Adekeye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2180.37% more than the national average, earning R 5,419,030 per year; in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $35,464 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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