Adaams Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Adaams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adaams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Adaams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adaams is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adaams is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Adaams live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Adaams is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Adaams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Adaams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Adaams last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adaams Last Name Statistics demography

Adaams earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adams91922,318/
Addams83948/
Aadams83507/
Adamse83297/
Gadams8360/
Adamms8319/
Adamss8318/
Aidams8317/
Hadams8315/
Adamsz8314/
Adamns8313/
Adam's837/
Adhams835/
Adeams834/
Adaims833/
Adasms832/
Adaems832/
Adamst831/
Adayms831/
Adamsh831/
Eadams831/
Audams830/
D'Adams776/
Adamshe771/
Aaddams770/
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/
Aadans671/
Ahdans671/
Adooms671/
Adhans671/
Adaanz671/
Godams671/
Oedams670/

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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
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  • 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 Adaams
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