Adekola Surname

18,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekola Surname User-submission:

The Adekola surname comes from ade, which means 'crown attributed to royal family', ko, which means 'to take' or 'bring', and ola, which means 'wealth'. So, by combining these the surname Adekola can be interpreted as 'royalty that brings wealth'.

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Adekola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria29,5631:5,992743
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
England1801:309,54523,336
Benin1771:58,3937,220
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Iceland71:54,2993,881
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Adékola (1) are calculated separately.

Adekola (7,218) may also be a first name.

Adekola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Adekola surname comes from ade, which means 'crown attributed to royal family', ko, which means 'to take' or 'bring', and ola, which means 'wealth'. So, by combining these the surname Adekola can be interpreted as 'royalty that brings wealth'.

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Adekola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adekola is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Adékola. Click here for other possible spellings of Adekola.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekola? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adekola is the 18,263rd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 241,301 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adekola live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekola is also the 76,064th most widespread first name in the world, held by 7,218 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29,563 people, or 1 in 5,992. In Nigeria Adekola is most frequent in: Oyo, where 29 percent live, Osun, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Adekola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adekola surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

Adekola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $40,028 USD per year.

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