Adamawa Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Adamawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 477 | 1:371,368 | 19,809 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Adamawa (625) may also be a first name.
Adamawa Demographics
Adamawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adamawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adamawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adamawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adamawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamawa? popularity and diffusion
Adamawa is the 635,252nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname Adamawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adamawa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adamawa is also the 333,332nd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 625 people.
The surname Adamawa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 371,368. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Gombe, where 29 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 29 percent are found and Anambra, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Adamawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Adamawa surname is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adammawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Adamawad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Adamgawah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Adameawah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Adamewa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Adamava | 86 | 4 | / |
| Adamawi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adamawe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adamowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ademawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adamavad | 80 | 71 | / |
| Adamaeva | 80 | 9 | / |
| Adamuiwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Addamawi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ademaywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adamabai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adhamawy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adamabhai | 75 | 252 | / |
| Aidamavad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adoumaway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adamova | 71 | 12,712 | / |
| Adamavi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ademowa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adhamabhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adamavo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adamave | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adameva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aadamabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adamabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adamabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edamava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adgamova | 67 | 316 | / |
| Adamowei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Adhamova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hadamova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadamova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aadamova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adamowiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adamovas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajdamova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adamuoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edhomawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ademawou | 67 | 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 Adamawa
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