Adelesi Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 292 | 1:606,653 | 28,963 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
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'.
- oluwatadel12Adelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adelesi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Adelesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adelesi? popularity and diffusion
Adelesi is the 876,631st most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Adelesi is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
This surname is most commonly used 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 common in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addelesi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Adeleji | 86 | 27 | / |
| Adelese | 86 | 22 | / |
| Adelisi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Adelezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adelegi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adelizes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adelaisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adelises | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adelisie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adelise | 71 | 178 | / |
| Adelege | 71 | 44 | / |
| Adelizi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Adelice | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adelije | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adeliji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adeleje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adeliza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adilisi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adeligi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adelici | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adelece | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adelizzi | 67 | 589 | / |
| Adeluiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adileize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeleeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aideleje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeleyje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adelizze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeeligi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adileje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Godeleze | 53 | 1 | / |
| Adiliseit | 50 | 1 | / |
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