Adesanya

Adesanya Meaning & Origin

About Adesanya
The surname Adesanya 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 "sanya" meaning "to choose" or "to select." Therefore, the surname Adesanya can be interpreted to mean "one who is chosen by the crown" or "one who is selected by royalty." It signifies a person of noble or prestigious lineage within the Yoruba culture.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Adesanya: 333
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 60,505
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Ranking information for the surname Adesanya is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATSN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A302050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE2 D AH0 S AA1 N IY0 AH0
🌐 IPA
/adesanya*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Adesanya in Braille

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

The name Adesanya in braille

How to sign the name Adesanya using Sign Language

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

The name Adesanya in sign language

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