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

Adelabu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adelabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelabu? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,779 people, or 1 in 13,862. In Nigeria Adelabu is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria Adelabu is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Adelabu Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Adelabu last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
  • 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 Adelabu
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