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
Average Adekeye Salary in
United States
$51,404 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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Footnotes
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