Adelakin Surname

298,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adelakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2611:140,4789,022
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Adelakin (224) may also be a first name.

Adelakin Last Name Facts

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

Adelakin occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelakin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adelakin is the 298,559th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,715,722 people. The surname Adelakin is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adelakin live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 601,629th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 224 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,261 people, or 1 in 140,478. In Nigeria Adelakin is most common in: Oyo, where 40 percent live, Osun, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria Adelakin is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odelakin88125/
Adelekin8810/
Adilakin884/
Adelaken884/
Adelaukn883/
Adelakim883/
Otdelyakin786/
Adeleken7511/
Adeloken754/
Adilakim751/
Adilokin751/
Otdelyakina745/
Hadilakim711/
Adelhakem711/
Adelequeen561/

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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 Adelakin
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