Adagu Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
England71:7,959,723202,100
India61:127,844,230863,365
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Adagu (31) may also be a first name.

Adagu Last Name Facts

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

Adagu (Hindi: अडगू, Marathi: अडगु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 832,284th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adagu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria Adagu is most numerous in: Benue, where 37 percent live, Kogi, where 23 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adangu91198/
Adagou91138/
Gadagu9138/
Adaigu9116/
Adaagu914/
Adaugu914/
Adeagu913/
Hadagu911/
Adeangu8341/
Gaudagu836/
Adangou833/
Adagaud833/
Gaddagu832/
Hadagou831/
Hadagut831/
Adaghou831/
Adogu80687/
Adegu80218/
Odagu80144/
Edagu80130/
Addagudd771/
Adogou73744/
Adongu73373/
Odagou73351/
Edeagu73127/
Godagu7345/
Odeagu7310/
Hadegu735/
Adagói734/
Hedagu732/
Edagou731/
Adeugu731/
Odangu731/
Oidagu731/
Adeigu731/
Edaagu731/
Adeguh731/
Adoguu731/
Adougu731/
Adougou67302/
Adheigu6741/
Adongou6711/
Hadongu676/
Oudagou674/
Aydogou674/
Odayghu671/
Adeugau671/
Aydoggu671/
Odaagou671/
Adoghui671/
Aydogau671/

Adagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adagu in the Hindi language
अडगूadagu50
अडगुadagu50
Adagu in the Marathi language
अडगुadagu44.44
आडगूadagu33.33
आडगुadagu22.22

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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 Adagu
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