Adesanoye Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adesanoye Surname User-submission:

The surname Adesanoye means 'crown fits a king'. It is the predominant name of the Ondo people in Ondo town, Ondo state, Nigeria. It is the name of one of the ruling families who are in line of succession to be King of the town.

Adesanoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7811:99,4636,776
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Adesanoye (74) may also be a first name.

Adesanoye Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Adesanoye means 'crown fits a king'. It is the predominant name of the Ondo people in Ondo town, Ondo state, Nigeria. It is the name of one of the ruling families who are in line of succession to be King of the town.

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Adesanoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adesanoye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adesanoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,999th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. Adesanoye is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adesanoye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 74 people.

Adesanoye is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,781 people, or 1 in 99,463. In Nigeria Adesanoye is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Ekiti, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Adesanoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Adesanoye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

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