Adekya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adekya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Adekya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adekya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Adekya.

How Common Is The Last Name Adekya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adekya is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Adekya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adekya reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Adekya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Adekya is mostly found in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Adekya occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adekoiya862/
Adekaiya861/
Adekoyya861/
Adekoyia861/
Adekia8326/
Gadekoyya803/
Godekya775/
Adekija772/
Adikyaa771/
Hadakya771/
Godekhya7114/
Adekuiyo711/
Gadikoyya67201/
Adokia6793/
Adikia6745/
Edekia6726/
Adakia6710/
Odekia678/
Odikya673/
Edikya673/
Adekio672/
Adakyo671/
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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 Adekya
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