Adekunle Surname

4,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekunle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adekunle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria128,4581:1,379175
England6811:81,8189,053
United States4491:807,25862,140
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Benin491:210,93119,709
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Qatar121:196,50026,891
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Ädekunle (1) are calculated separately.

Adekunle (103,609) may also be a first name.

Adekunle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adekunle is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Ädekunle. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekunle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,324th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 55,999 people. The last name Adekunle is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adekunle live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekunle is also the 9,874th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 103,609 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128,458 people, or 1 in 1,379. In Nigeria Adekunle is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 23 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Adekunle exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Adekunle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Adekunle last name is principally Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adekunle last name are 34.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adekunle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning R 200,376 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,641 CAD per year.

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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
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