Adamaa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Adamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adamaa (37) may also be a first name.
Adamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adamaa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adamaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adamaa is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adamaa reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Adamaa is also the 1,688,769th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.
The last name Adamaa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 89 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Niger, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Adamaa
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