Adekola Surname
Approximately 30,201 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameAdekola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29,563 | 1:5,992 | 743 |
| United States | 200 | 1:1,812,295 | 118,682 |
| England | 180 | 1:309,545 | 23,336 |
| Benin | 177 | 1:58,393 | 7,220 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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'.
- mariam_queenAdekola Demographics
Average Adekola Salary in
United States
$40,028 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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Footnotes
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