Adele Surname
Approximately 18,250 people bear this surname
Adele Surname User-submission:
The Adele surname means 'fair person' and 'brave one'. The origins of this surname are from Nigeria and Cameroon.
Adele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,124 | 1:28,926 | 2,447 |
| Chad | 5,584 | 1:2,434 | 442 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Cameroon | 1,488 | 1:13,958 | 1,908 |
| Benin | 529 | 1:19,538 | 2,618 |
| France | 403 | 1:164,821 | 25,695 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Israel | 168 | 1:50,938 | 6,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 159 | 1:145,102 | 6,841 |
| Uganda | 156 | 1:250,252 | 18,603 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Mauritius | 148 | 1:8,739 | 1,843 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Adèle (4) are calculated separately.
Adele (300,955) may also be a first name.
Adele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Adele surname means 'fair person' and 'brave one'. The origins of this surname are from Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Average Adele Salary in
England
£21,572
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Adele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adele (Arabic: أديل, Marathi: आडेले, Russian: Аделье) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant: Adèle. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,366th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 399,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adele live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adele is also the 3,479th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 300,955 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,124 people, or 1 in 28,926. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 25 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Adele occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 31 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 15 percent are found.
Adele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Adele has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Adele last name rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Adele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
Adele earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,671 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adele in the Marathi language | ||
| आडेले | adele | 33.33 |
| आडोेळे | adoele | 22.22 |
| आडोेले | adoele | 11.11 |
| आदेले | adele | 11.11 |
| आदेली | adeli | 11.11 |
| ऍडेल | edela | 5.56 |
| अडेल | adela | 5.56 |
| Adele in the Russian language | ||
| Аделье | adele | - |
| Adele in the Arabic language | ||
| أديل | adyl | - |
| آديل | adyl | - |
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Footnotes
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