Adekeye Surname

68,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,9741:25,4002,204
England791:705,29239,851
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Benin581:178,20017,490
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

- fafadfa

The Adekeye surname means 'crown flatters the title'.

- olumide1253

The Adekeye surname means 'crown flatters the title'.

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This surname means 'the crown sets the throne'.

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Adekeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adekeye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,662nd most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,007,820 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adekeye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekeye is also the 365,707th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 532 people.

Adekeye is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,974 people, or 1 in 25,400. In Nigeria Adekeye is primarily found in: Kwara, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Osun, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Adekeye Last Name Statistics demography

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