Adenekan Surname

34,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adenekan Surname User-submission:

The Adenkan surname is of Egba origin and is derived from the words ade, meaning 'future', 'wealth' or 'greatness'; and nekan, meaning 'come in turns'. It means 'success will come when it is your turn'.

Adenekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,7951:11,9731,232
England1961:284,27622,043
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Àdenekan (1) are calculated separately.

Adenekan (975) may also be a first name.

Adenekan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Adenkan surname is of Egba origin and is derived from the words ade, meaning 'future', 'wealth' or 'greatness'; and nekan, meaning 'come in turns'. It means 'success will come when it is your turn'.

- nekanfirst

Adenekan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adenekan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Àdenekan. Click here for further possible spellings of Adenekan.

How Common Is The Last Name Adenekan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,897th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 480,392 people. Adenekan is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Adenekan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adenekan is also the 258,094th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 975 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,795 people, or 1 in 11,973. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 34 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Adenekan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Adenekan are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adenekan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $38,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.55% less than the national average, earning $38,477 CAD per year.

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