Adelaji Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Adelaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Adelaji (16) may also be a first name.
Adelaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adelaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adelaji (Marathi: अदेलाजी) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adelaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adelaji is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Adelaji is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Adelaji live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adelaji is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Adelaji is most common in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Osun, where 29 percent are found and Ondo, where 21 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adelaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaji in the Marathi language | ||
| अदेलाजी | adelaji | - |
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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 Adelaji
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