Adelaju Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adelaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3031:584,63028,187
England131:4,286,005132,302
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adelaju (123) may also be a first name.

Adelaju Last Name Facts

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

Adelaju is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelaju? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Adelaju occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adelaju reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adelaju is also the 840,349th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 123 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 584,630. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 38 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Ondo, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Adelaju
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