Adesoji Surname
Approximately 8,897 people bear this surname
Adesoji Surname User-submission:
Adesoji is a Nigerian surname, which means 'crown has woken'. It comes from the words ade, meaning 'crown', and soji, meaning 'to wake up'.
Adesoji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,797 | 1:20,137 | 1,836 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Adésòjì (1) are calculated separately.
Adesoji (9,436) may also be a first name.
Adesoji Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adesoji is a Nigerian surname, which means 'crown has woken'. It comes from the words ade, meaning 'crown', and soji, meaning 'to wake up'.
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Adesoji Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adesoji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adesoji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adesoji occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms: Adésòjì. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adesoji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adesoji is the 56,946th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 819,101 people. The last name Adesoji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adesoji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adesoji is also the 63,721st most common first name worldwide, held by 9,436 people.
The last name Adesoji is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,797 people, or 1 in 20,137. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 34 percent live, Ondo, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Adesoji is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Adesoji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Adesoji surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.
Adesoji earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.03% more than the national average, earning $58,266 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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