Adesanya Surname

11,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adesanya Surname User-submission:

The Adesanya surname means 'crown payed through affliction'.

Adesanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria46,4291:3,815503
England1,0501:53,0656,497
United States5331:680,03654,089
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada461:800,99162,809
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Iceland91:42,2322,922
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Adesanya (3,125) may also be a first name.

Adesanya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Adesanya surname means 'crown payed through affliction'.

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Adesanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adesanya is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adesanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adesanya is the 11,561st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 149,872 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Adesanya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adesanya is also the 128,833rd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 3,125 people.

The surname Adesanya is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46,429 people, or 1 in 3,815. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Ogun, where 37 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Adesanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adesanya surname are 43.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Adesanya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $49,126 CAD per year.

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