Adekogbe Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekogbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekogbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7971:222,26213,115
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943

Adekogbe (18) may also be a first name.

Adekogbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adekogbe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekogbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 416,960th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adekogbe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekogbe is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 222,262. In Nigeria Adekogbe is most numerous in: Ogun, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Adekogbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Adekogbe last name is primarily Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekongbe945/
Adeakogbe943/
Adekoungbe892/
Adekugbe88523/
Adekogba88107/
Adekegbe881/
Adekagbe881/
Adekungbe8242/
Adekangbe826/
Adekugba753/
Hedokegbe594/
Edokagbe501/

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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 Adekogbe
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