Adegboyega

Adegboyega Meaning & Origin

About Adegboyega
The surname Adegboyega is of Yoruba origin and is commonly found among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a compound name, combining the elements "Ade" meaning "crown" or "royalty," "ogbo" meaning "to conquer" or "to overpower," and "ega" meaning "to choose" or "to select." Therefore, the surname Adegboyega can be interpreted to mean "the crown conquers by choice" or "the chosen one who conquers with a crown." It signifies a sense of royalty, strength, and leadership within the Yoruba culture.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Adegboyega is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Adegboyega: 107
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 152,628
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Adegboyega based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATKPK
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A3021020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AH0 D EH0 G B IY0 AA1 G IY0
🌐 IPA
/adegboyega*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATKPK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A321

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Adegboyega in Braille

Here's how to represent Adegboyega in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Adegboyega in braille

How to sign the name Adegboyega using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Adegboyega using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Adegboyega in sign language

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