Adelanwa Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adelanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1771:81,3705,762
Benin321:322,98825,835
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Adelanwa (136) may also be a first name.

Adelanwa Last Name Facts

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

Adelanwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelanwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adelanwa is the 186,714th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,214,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adelanwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 794,286th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 136 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,177 people, or 1 in 81,370. In Nigeria Adelanwa is most frequent in: Ogun, where 43 percent are found, Lagos, where 35 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Adelanwa exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Adelanwa Last Name Statistics demography

Adelanwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $37,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adaelanwa944/
Adelanwua942/
Adelan'wa941/
Adelaunwa941/
Adelahunwa898/
Adelanwe881/
Adelanwo881/
Adalanwo752/
Adelanbe751/
Adolanwo751/

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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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  • 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 Adelanwa
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