Kadelu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kadelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kadelu (15) may also be a first name.

Kadelu Last Name Facts

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

Kadelu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadelu? popularity and diffusion

Kadelu is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Kadelu is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kadelu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kadelu is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The last name Kadelu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 40 percent reside and Ogun, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadielu921/
Khadelu921/
Kadilu83936/
Kodelu8324/
Kadalu835/
Kedelu831/
Cadelus77130/
Kadoğlu77102/
Kaidalu7715/
Kadolou7713/
Kadiolu777/
Kedelou774/
Kadaleu774/
Kadalui773/
Kadhalu772/
Kadalau771/
Kadoleu771/
Kadyolu771/
Kadholu771/
Kadollu771/
Khedelu771/
Koudelu771/
Kedeleu771/
Kadioğlu71136/
Gkadolou7121/
Khadilou717/
Kodeulou711/
Khadolau711/
Koudelou711/
Kodalu6764/
Kodolu678/
Cadilu674/
Kedolu673/
Cadalu672/
Kedalu672/
Kodilu671/
Kadaillou671/

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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
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  • 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 Kadelu
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