Adelekan

Adelekan Meaning & Origin

About Adelekan
The surname Adelekan 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" and "lekan" which is a shortened form of "Oluwalekan" meaning "God has increased me" or "God has added to my wealth." Therefore, the surname Adelekan can be interpreted to mean "royalty has increased" or "royalty has been added to wealth." It may signify a family or individual with a noble or prosperous background.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Adelekan: 115
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 144,141
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Adelekan 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
ATLKN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A3040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE2 D AH0 L EH1 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/adelekan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATLKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A342

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Adelekan in Braille

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

The name Adelekan in braille

How to sign the name Adelekan using Sign Language

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

The name Adelekan in sign language

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