Adambe Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Adambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Niger321:599,75114,963
India71:109,580,769786,157
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Adambe (23) may also be a first name.

Adambe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adambe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adambe (Hindi: अडम्बे, Marathi: आडंबे) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Adambe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Adambe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adambe is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Adambe is most numerous in: Kogi, where 44 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Borno, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Adambe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadambe92104/
Adaumbe9250/
Adambge9210/
Adambee929/
Adambeh921/
Adgambe921/
Audambe921/
Gaudambe8612/
Hadamber864/
Adhambee861/
Adamba831,644/
Adambi83550/
Adombe8328/
Adanbe839/
Adembe839/
Odambe837/
Adamue833/
Adambohee800/
Godambe774,566/
Hedambe7777/
Adambay7772/
Gadambi7735/
Adeambi7734/
Hadambi7723/
Adambai7720/
Hodambe7719/
Gadanbe7710/
Hadamba779/
Adoumbe776/
Adaunbe774/
Adembey773/
Odhambe772/
Adembei772/
Addembe772/
Adhambi771/
Adhamba771/
Hadembe771/
Adambio771/
Adanbge771/
Aidembe771/
Adamued771/
Adamuee771/
Adatimbi7175/
Adambhai719/
Aidambui717/
Godhambe712/
Adoumbei712/
Adeanmbi712/
Godaambe711/
Godambey711/
Godammbe711/
Godanmbe711/
Aadaambi711/
Haidamba711/
Godambea711/
Adomba67284/
Edembe67231/
Adombi67196/
Adanve6789/
Adomby6785/
Edombe6741/
Adembi6736/
Odamba6733/
Adamui6724/
Odembe6714/
Gadambhai674/
Adanwe673/
Odambi672/
Adomwe672/
Odombe672/
Adanba672/
Adanbi672/
Adanby671/
Aadambhai671/

Adambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adambe in the Hindi language
अडम्बेadambe-
Adambe in the Marathi language
आडंबेadambe-

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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
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  • 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 Adambe
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