Adesimi Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adesimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adesimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Adesimi (73) may also be a first name.

Adesimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adesimi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adesimi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adesimi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adesimi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

The surname Adesimi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 29 percent live, Ogun, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeshimi933/
Gadesimi931/
Adejimi862,624/
Adesemi86336/
Adesima8634/
Edesimi867/
Adegimi867/
Odesimi861/
Adeshima8022/
Adeejimi805/
Adejimmi803/
Gadesime803/
Ediesimi801/
Odeshimi801/
Edeshimi801/
Adeshemi801/
Edeseimi801/
Adeshieme752/
Gadessime751/
Odejimi712,286/
Adesema7181/
Edesemi7155/
Adejemi7118/
Adejime7113/
Adezemi714/
Adegemi714/
Odegimi714/
Edisimi712/
Edesime712/
Adezima711/
Adisemi711/
Gadessimeh711/
Ediseimi6721/
Adejimmy675/
Adisieme675/
Edisiemi671/
Adeycemi671/
Ediesemi671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adesimi
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