Adelesi Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Adelesi Surname User-submission:

A Nigerian surname, meaning 'the crown has the answer'.

Ade mean 'crown'; le also can be ni, which means 'to have' and esi means 'response' or 'answer'.

Adelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2921:606,65328,963
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Adelesi (28) may also be a first name.

Adelesi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Nigerian surname, meaning 'the crown has the answer'.

Ade mean 'crown'; le also can be ni, which means 'to have' and esi means 'response' or 'answer'.

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Adelesi Last Name Facts

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

Adelesi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 876,631st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adelesi are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 606,653. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 34 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Addelesi933/
Adeleji8627/
Adelese8622/
Adelisi865/
Adelezi861/
Adelegi861/
Adelizes801/
Adelaisi801/
Adelises801/
Adelisie801/
Adelise71178/
Adelege7144/
Adelizi7127/
Adelice715/
Adelije715/
Adeliji715/
Adeleje713/
Adeliza713/
Adilisi712/
Adeligi711/
Adelici711/
Adelece711/
Adelizzi67589/
Adeluiza671/
Adileize671/
Adeleeje671/
Aideleje671/
Adeleyje671/
Adelizze671/
Adeeligi671/
Adileje571/
Godeleze531/
Adiliseit501/

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