Adeoku Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Adeoku Surname User-submission:
It was initially spelled Deku, meaning 'one shall not die' in the south-west of Nigeria in the early 1900s. Recently a new generation decided to repackage the name as Adeoku, meaning 'crown of a king will never die'; even if the kings wearing it died.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Adeoku Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It was initially spelled Deku, meaning 'one shall not die' in the south-west of Nigeria in the early 1900s. Recently a new generation decided to repackage the name as Adeoku, meaning 'crown of a king will never die'; even if the kings wearing it died.
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Where Does The Last Name Adeoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adeoku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adeoku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adeoku reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Adeoku is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Adeoku is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Kogi, where 21 percent are found and Ogun, where 18 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeokou | 92 | 17 | / |
| Adeyoku | 92 | 16 | / |
| Adejoku | 92 | 8 | / |
| Adioku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Adjoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odeoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adjokou | 77 | 651 | / |
| Odeyoku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adiokou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adjoukou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adiuku | 67 | 113 | / |
| Agyoku | 67 | 73 | / |
| Odioku | 67 | 36 | / |
| Edjoku | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adiaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adoyiukuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adyuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adjuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adjakou | 62 | 368 | / |
| Adjacou | 62 | 9 | / |
| Adjokoe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Odjioku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Adiaakuh | 57 | 4 | / |
| Adjakkou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Adyaakhuu | 53 | 342 | / |
| Oudjoukou | 53 | 14 | / |
| Agyaku | 50 | 65 | / |
| Odjuku | 50 | 34 | / |
| Odjaku | 50 | 21 | / |
| Odiaku | 50 | 6 | / |
| Ediaku | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ogyoku | 50 | 1 | / |
| Edyaku | 50 | 1 | / |
| Agyuku | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adeoku
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