Adamaou Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Adamaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 157 | 1:122,242 | 4,752 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
The alternate forms: Adamãou (1) are calculated separately.
Adamaou (132) may also be a first name.
Adamaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adamaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adamaou is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms: Adamãou. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adamaou is the 1,206,588th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adamaou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Adamaou is also the 807,735th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 132 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 122,242. In Niger Adamaou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 27 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 20 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamãou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Adamoiu | 86 | 267 | / |
| Adamoyu | 86 | 92 | / |
| Adamoua | 86 | 84 | / |
| Adamoou | 86 | 72 | / |
| Adamouu | 86 | 53 | / |
| Adamaho | 86 | 25 | / |
| Adamouo | 86 | 14 | / |
| Adamoju | 86 | 12 | / |
| Adamouâ | 86 | 9 | / |
| Adamohu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adamoau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adomahou | 80 | 187 | / |
| Gadamaoe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Adammaho | 80 | 7 | / |
| Adamoiyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Adamoiuy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Adamoiiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Adammoiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adamoiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adamouou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adamoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goudamaou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gaddamoju | 75 | 3 | / |
| Adămoiu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Adoumahoue | 71 | 17 | / |
| Adoumao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adamoah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adamayya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adamoaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goudamao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audammayya | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Adamaou
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