Adetan Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4831:366,75519,624
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adetan (37) may also be a first name.

Adetan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adetan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adetan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 620,716th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Adetan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adetan is also the 1,688,769th most common first name worldwide, borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 483 people, or 1 in 366,755. In Nigeria Adetan is most common in: Ondo, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Osun, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Adetan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeitan92930/
Adeetan928/
Adestan925/
Adethan923/
Adoetan923/
Adetean922/
Adeutan922/
Aidetan921/
Adetain921/
Adetang921/
Adatan83445/
Edetan83147/
Aditan8339/
Adotan8319/
Adeton8313/
Adetoun77636/
Adithan7781/
Adetone7733/
Adestam7730/
Hadatan7727/
Haditan7715/
Adetong7712/
Addotan778/
Adottan778/
Adieton773/
Aditane772/
Adeitam772/
Edetean772/
Adoitan771/
Adyotan771/
Gaditan771/
Aideton771/
Adetham771/
Adathan771/
Adjtant770/
Addeton770/
Haudestaine7155/
Adhithan7148/
Hadaitan7132/
Adetohun7117/
Adetosin7115/
Adittane7114/
Hadittan715/
Adeetham711/
Audithan711/
Adaetoun711/
Hadithan711/
Eddietan711/
Hadetong711/
Adoetoun711/
Addeston710/
Aditam6778/
Oditan6727/
Aditon6713/
Adiththan675/
Aadhithan673/
Edeton672/
Hadittane671/
Hoodestan671/
Adaton671/
Edatan671/
Hadethong671/
Haddeston670/
Editan670/

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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 Adetan
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