Adetunji Surname

9,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adetunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adetunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria56,8831:3,114420
England4791:116,32211,861
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Canada571:646,41452,764
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Adétúnjí (1) are calculated separately.

Adetunji (15,601) may also be a first name.

Adetunji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adetunji is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Adétúnjí. For other potential spellings of Adetunji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adetunji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,758th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,847 people. The last name Adetunji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adetunji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,152nd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 15,601 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 56,883 people, or 1 in 3,114. In Nigeria Adetunji is primarily found in: Oyo, where 32 percent live, Osun, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Adetunji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adetunji surname are 41.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Adetunji earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.54% more than the national average, earning $55,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.91% less than the national average, earning $35,321 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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