Adelekan Surname

111,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adelekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7511:47,2253,663
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Benin1001:103,35611,687
England951:586,50635,379
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Adelekan (577) may also be a first name.

Adelekan Last Name Facts

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

Adelekan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelekan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,742nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,755,189 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Adelekan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 348,718th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 577 people.

The surname Adelekan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,751 people, or 1 in 47,225. In Nigeria Adelekan is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent reside, Oyo, where 24 percent reside and Osun, where 21 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.

Adelekan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adelekan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adelekan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122% more than the national average, earning R 527,568 per year and in United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,101 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
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  • 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 Adelekan
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