Adekoya Surname
Approximately 47,320 people bear this surname
Adekoya Surname User-submission:
Adekoya means 'the king is in defence'. Literally, ade means 'crown', which represents a 'king' and koya means 'to defend' someone or something.
The name hails mostly from the South-western part of Nigeria, precisely from the Ijebus, including the Ijebu-Ode (from the Ijasi Clan [Ijasi-elemelele], Ijebu-igbo, Ijebu-ife, etc.
Read More About This SurnameAdekoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43,016 | 1:4,118 | 547 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| England | 756 | 1:73,701 | 8,389 |
| United States | 454 | 1:798,368 | 61,583 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Adekoya (2,635) may also be a first name.
Adekoya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adekoya means 'the king is in defence'. Literally, ade means 'crown', which represents a 'king' and koya means 'to defend' someone or something.
The name hails mostly from the South-western part of Nigeria, precisely from the Ijebus, including the Ijebu-Ode (from the Ijasi Clan [Ijasi-elemelele], Ijebu-igbo, Ijebu-ife, etc.
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Average Adekoya Salary in
United States
$47,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adekoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adekoya occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Adekoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,879th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 154,006 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adekoya reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekoya is also the 143,092nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 2,635 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 43,016 people, or 1 in 4,118. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 39 percent reside, Lagos, where 38 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Adekoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Adekoya last name is principally Christian (81%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Adekoya last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.77% registered with the political party.
The amount Adekoya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning 287,759 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 334.56% more than the national average, earning R 1,032,670 per year; in United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.52% more than the national average, earning $68,823 CAD per year.
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