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
Adamawa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adamawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 635,252nd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adamawa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 333,332nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 625 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 371,368. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 29 percent live, Bayelsa, where 29 percent live and Anambra, where 19 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.
Adamawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Adamawa last name 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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