Adaaku Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adaaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adaaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4011:441,75322,667
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adaaku (94) may also be a first name.

Adaaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adaaku is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adaaku is the 709,895th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adaaku live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adaaku is also the 980,251st most frequently used forename on earth, held by 94 people.

Adaaku is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 441,753. In Nigeria Adaaku is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Plateau, where 3 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adaku914,309/
Adakou8338/
Gadaku8326/
Adaiku8326/
Adauku8314/
A'Daku8312/
Adakuu838/
Hadaku837/
Eadaku835/
Addaku834/
Adhaku834/
Adakeu832/
Adeaku831/
Adakut831/
Aidaku831/
Adakuh831/
Adakau831/
Adakku831/
Gadakui7724/
Addakou779/
Adackus776/
Adaskus775/
Hadakou774/
Gaudaku773/
Eedaaku771/
Adeku733,489/
Adoku731,531/
Edaku73296/
Adacu7318/
Odaku7311/
Adasskou711/
Gadhakhu711/
Gadhacau711/
Gaudakui711/
Addakuha711/
Adokou675,760/
Adakoo67420/
Adeiku67205/
Odauku6720/
Adeeku6710/
Hedaku677/
Adakoe674/
Adeuku672/
Aduoku672/
Adacus671/
Adacou671/
Adakhouch671/
Hadoku671/
Edhaku671/
Adekeu671/
Adohku671/
Adokhu671/
Godaku671/
Godahakku671/
Eedaku671/
Adokuu671/

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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 Adaaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis