Adelawo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Adelawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Benin31:3,445,20177,822

Adelawo Last Name Facts

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

Adelawo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adelawo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Adelawo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Adelawo is most common in: Ondo, where 36 percent live, Osun, where 29 percent live and Oyo, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adelowo8611,825/
Adelawa86191/
Adelabo8621/
Adolawo8619/
Adalawo8612/
Adelewo864/
Adelabou80739/
Adaelowo803/
Adallawo803/
Adelowoy802/
Adelahwa801/
Adelauwa801/
Odelowo71498/
Adeleva71150/
Adelova71143/
Adelewa71140/
Adilawa7190/
Adeloba7183/
Adelowa7119/
Adelová719/
Adelaba718/
Odelewo717/
Adalowo716/
Odelawa713/
Adolowo713/
Adilowo712/
Adalawa712/
Gadelova6738/
Adeulova678/
Adelavad674/
Adelaeva673/
Adeleeva673/
Odoelowo672/
Hadelova671/
Adélabou671/
Adilewou671/
Aydelova671/

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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 Adelawo
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