Adeniyi Surname

3,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adeniyi Surname User-submission:

The name is synonymous with the Yoruba people of south-west and north-central Nigeria as well as south-east Benin Republic (Republique du Benin). It could be given as a first name or surname.

It implies that royalty is honourable.

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Adeniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria154,7791:1,144147
Benin1,6001:6,460885
England9171:60,7617,181
United States6301:575,33247,145
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Canada721:511,74443,418
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United Arab Emirates411:223,47015,418
Iceland411:9,270908
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Gambia251:76,938264
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Scotland151:356,92115,763
France111:6,038,429280,838
China81:170,915,1968,932
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Adeniyi (61,452) may also be a first name.

Adeniyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is synonymous with the Yoruba people of south-west and north-central Nigeria as well as south-east Benin Republic (Republique du Benin). It could be given as a first name or surname.

It implies that royalty is honourable.

- olusource

Adeniyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adeniyi (Russian: Аденийи) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adeniyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,524th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 45,847 people. The surname Adeniyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adeniyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,564th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 61,452 people.

The surname Adeniyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 154,779 people, or 1 in 1,144. In Nigeria Adeniyi is most common in: Lagos, where 17 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Adeniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adeniyi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Adeniyi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.2% less than the national average, earning R 20,904 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.08% more than the national average, earning $65,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adeniyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adeniyi in the Russian language
Аденийиadeniji-

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