Aadams Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aadams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aadams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4871:363,74319,486
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Aadams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aadams is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aadams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 609,992nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Aadams are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 363,743. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 99 percent are found, Bauchi, where 0 percent are found and Delta, where 0 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Aadams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aadams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aadams last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aadams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Aadams earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaddams920/
Adams91922,318/
Addams83948/
Adamse83297/
Gadams8360/
Adamms8319/
Adamss8318/
Aidams8317/
Hadams8315/
Adamsz8314/
Adamns8313/
Adaams837/
Adam's837/
Adhams835/
Adeams834/
Adaims833/
Adaems832/
Adasms832/
Adamst831/
Aadans831/
Eadams831/
Adamsh831/
Adayms831/
Audams830/
D'Adams776/
Adamshe771/
Hadhams770/
Adans73706/
Odams73357/
Adamz73212/
Adems73125/
Adoms73113/
Edams7323/
Ādams731/
Adamx731/
Adamsova7111/
Adamsová717/
Adanse67878/
Odhams67118/
Addoms6758/
Eidams6750/
Addems6735/
Aidans6727/
Edeams6719/
Addamz6711/
Adains678/
Adamje677/
Addans676/
Aitdamsse674/
Adeans674/
Hadans673/
Adoems672/
Gadoms672/
Oddams671/
Eadans671/
Eadoms671/
Ahdans671/
Adhans671/
Adooms671/
Godams671/
Aadanz670/
Oedams670/

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Aadams Reference & Research

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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 Aadams
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