Adalu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Adalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
India401:19,176,635286,670
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adalu (241) may also be a first name.

Adalu Last Name Facts

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

Adalu (Hindi: अदलू, Marathi: एडलू, Oriya: ଅଡାଲୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Adalu is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Adalu live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adalu is also the 575,894th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 241 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Adalu is primarily found in: Plateau, where 50 percent live, Ebonyi, where 21 percent live and Kaduna, where 19 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adalou91189/
Adealu91125/
Adaelu9166/
Addalu9129/
Adailu9124/
Adaliu9122/
Adallu919/
Gadalu919/
Hadalu917/
Adalus914/
Audalu911/
Adaalu911/
Adaluz911/
Addalou83425/
Audalus8315/
Addailu8311/
Gaddalu838/
Adaluth834/
Gadhalu833/
Adalgou832/
Hadaulu831/
Gadallu831/
Adallou831/
Addallu831/
Aaddalu831/
Gadgalu831/
Gadaalu831/
Gaudalu831/
Hadalau831/
Aydalus831/
Adalous831/
Adailou831/
Gadalou831/
Adelu802,225/
Adolu80273/
Edalu8085/
Odalu8034/
Addgallu777/
Gadgallu771/
Haidalus771/
Odalus73193/
Hedalu7319/
Godalu7318/
Adolou7312/
Adelau7312/
Adeelu7310/
Gadolu737/
Addolu737/
Adeleu735/
Odealu735/
Adoğlu734/
Addelu733/
Edealu733/
Adeilu733/
Aidolu732/
Adeluy731/
Adelui731/
Adollu731/
Adoliu731/
Adolau731/
Aedolu731/
Audelu731/
Adhelu731/
Odhalu731/
Oddalu731/
Adallouch711/
Aydoslu67588/
Adoulou6742/
Ağadolu6733/
Adelouï6721/
Adelahu6716/
Adeelou677/
Adolhus677/
Gaddolu676/
Godallu676/
Gadollu674/
Aidolou671/
Adoulus671/
Aadoolu671/
Goddalu671/
Gadholu671/
Gadgolu671/

Adalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adalu in the Hindi language
अदलूadalu71.43
अदलुadalu21.43
अडलूadalu7.14
Adalu in the Marathi language
एडलूedalu21.05
अडालूadalu10.53
एडालुedalu10.53
अदलूadalu7.89
अडलुadalu5.26
अदलुadalu5.26
एडलुedalu5.26
आडलूadalu5.26
आडलुadalu5.26
ीरामलूiramalu5.26
अडलूadalu2.63
आडालूadalu2.63
आडळुadalu2.63
आडेलुadelu2.63
अडालुadalu2.63
आडाळूadalu2.63
अदालूadalu2.63
Adalu in the Oriya language
ଅଡାଲୁadalu20
ଆଦାଲୁadalu20
ଆଡାଲୁadalu10
ଏଦାଳୁedalu10
ଅଦାଲୁadalu10
ଏଦାଲୁedalu10
ଅଡାଳୁadalu10
ଆଡ଼ାଲୁaralu10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adalu
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