Adekune Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Adekune (32) may also be a first name.

Adekune Last Name Facts

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

Adekune occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adekune is the 2,136,387th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adekune live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekune is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Adekune is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Adekune is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Ogun, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Adekune Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekunie9310/
Adekuned931/
Adekunne931/
Adekun92270/
Adekoun86377/
Adakune8649/
Adedkun8618/
Adeekun869/
Adeakun867/
Adekuni864/
Hadekun863/
Adekone863/
Odekune863/
Adeykun862/
Adeikun861/
Adekine861/
Adekunyo806/
Hadekoun801/
Gadeckun800/
Odekun77109/
Adikun7782/
Adekon772/
Adeikiene751/
Adakine714,653/
Hadekon71166/
Aidekon71157/
Aïdekon71106/
Adikine71103/
Adakuni7124/
Adekini717/
Adokuni716/
Edekuni716/
Adikoun715/
Adeekon713/
Odekine711/
Adikhun711/
Adhekon711/
Aîdekon711/
Adekiny711/
Adikaun711/
Odekoun711/
Hadakine6711/
Aadakine672/
Adokuuni672/
Adhikone672/
Adokkuni671/
Adhokuni671/
Hodekoun671/
Houdekounne671/
Adokouni671/
Adekinyi671/
Adakkuni671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Adekune
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