Adeku Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adeku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6691:66,3704,854
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Adeku (1,310) may also be a first name.

Adeku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adeku (Marathi: आडेकु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adeku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adeku is the 129,773rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,088,721 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adeku reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 217,287th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 1,310 people.

The last name Adeku is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,669 people, or 1 in 66,370. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Benue, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Adeku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

Adeku earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekou911,157/
Adeiku91205/
Adieku9195/
Adeeku9110/
Adeuku912/
Adekeu911/
Adeaku911/
Hadekou83125/
Gadekou8373/
Adiekou832/
Adeukeu831/
Adeïkou831/
Adaku804,309/
Adiku803,261/
Adoku801,531/
Odeku80613/
Edeku80600/
Adecu803/
Adikou73771/
Adaaku73413/
Adikau7353/
Edheku7326/
Adaiku7326/
A'Daku7312/
Gadiku738/
Edieku737/
Adekoe737/
Hadaku737/
A'Diku736/
Adioku735/
Adekoo735/
Eadaku735/
Addaku734/
Adhaku734/
Adikhu732/
Hadiku732/
Adakeu732/
Adokuu731/
Aediku731/
Eddeku731/
Adikuh731/
E'Deku731/
Ad'iku731/
Adhiku731/
Edeiku731/
Adokhu731/
Aidaku731/
Adakuh731/
Adikuu731/
Adakau731/
Adohku731/
Odekus731/
Odekeu731/
Hadoku731/
Adakku731/
Hadikou67945/
Hadiceu6711/
Gadikou6710/
Hadakou674/
Adecous672/
Hadjkou671/
Adoqueu671/
Addikou671/
Adiokou671/
Edeukeu671/
Adjkoud671/
Adeekoo671/

Adeku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adeku in the Marathi language
आडेकुadeku66.67
आडकुadaku16.67
अडेकुadeku16.67

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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
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  • 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 Adeku
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