Adelabu Surname

40,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Adelabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,7791:13,8621,399
England561:994,96549,531
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Adelabu (927) may also be a first name.

Adelabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adelabu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,536th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 563,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adelabu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 265,766th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 927 people.

The surname Adelabu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,779 people, or 1 in 13,862. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Adelabu occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Adelabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adelabu surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Adelabu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adelabou93739/
Adelabau933/
Adeilabu933/
Adaelabu933/
Eadelabu933/
Gadelabu932/
Adeleabu931/
Adelabut931/
Adelaubu931/
Odelabu86106/
Adalabu8649/
Adelebu8615/
Adelobu861/
Adilabu861/
Edelabu861/
Adieliabou8230/
Adélabou801/
Adoleabuh754/
Adielebou751/
Adelowu7113/
Adalebou671/
Adelowoe531/

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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 Adelabu
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