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 last name Adaams has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Adaams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Adaams reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Adaams is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and New York, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Adaams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adaams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adaams surname 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
  • 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 Adaams
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