Adamau Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Adamau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Adamau (34) may also be a first name.
Adamau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adamau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adamau is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Adamau occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adamau are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 34 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 36 percent reside, Zamfara, where 19 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Adamau
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