Adelaja Surname
Approximately 20,866 people bear this surname
Adelaja Surname User-submission:
The Adelaja surname means 'crown separates wars'.
Adelaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20,301 | 1:8,726 | 971 |
| England | 338 | 1:164,846 | 15,309 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Adelaja (3,320) may also be a first name.
Adelaja Surname Meaning
Adelaja Demographics
Average Adelaja Salary in
United States
$45,935 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adelaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adelaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adelaja is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Adelaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adelaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,806th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 349,255 people. Adelaja is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Adelaja reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,047th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,320 people.
The surname Adelaja is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20,301 people, or 1 in 8,726. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 28 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria Adelaja exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Adelaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
The amount Adelaja earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.42% less than the national average, earning R 56,028 per year and in United States they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $45,935 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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