Adelani Surname

57,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,6321:20,5221,872
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Benin181:574,20035,798
England131:4,286,005132,302
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Adelani (4,827) may also be a first name.

Adelani Last Name Facts

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

Adelani occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,553rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 828,413 people. Adelani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adelani reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adelani is also the 98,347th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4,827 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,632 people, or 1 in 20,522. In Nigeria Adelani is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 26 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Adelani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Adelani surname is primarily Christian (60%) in Nigeria.

Adelani earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

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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 Adelani
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