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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Adelaju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelaju? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 857,026th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Adelaju is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adelaju live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 840,349th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 123 people.

Adelaju is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 584,630. In Nigeria Adelaju is most numerous in: Osun, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

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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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