Adekoya Surname

11,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Adekoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria43,0161:4,118547
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
England7561:73,7018,389
United States4541:798,36861,583
Ireland901:52,3223,722
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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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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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