Adaje Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Adaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 510 | 1:347,339 | 18,795 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Adaje (59) may also be a first name.
Adaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adaje (Marathi: अदाजे) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adaje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 587,571st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The surname Adaje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Adaje are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 59 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 347,339. In Nigeria Adaje is primarily found in: Cross River, where 37 percent reside, Benue, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Adaje is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adaje in the Marathi language | ||
| अदाजे | adaje | 40 |
| अडजे | adaje | 40 |
| अदजे | adaje | 20 |
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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 Adaje
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