Adewele Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adewele (27) may also be a first name.

Adewele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adewele occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adewele is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adewele are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Ondo, where 24 percent live and Ogun, where 18 percent live. Besides Nigeria Adewele is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

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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 Adewele
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