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 surname Adambe (Hindi: अडम्बे, Marathi: आडंबे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Adambe occurs mostly 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 frequent first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

Adambe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Adambe is primarily found in: Kogi, where 44 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Borno, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Adambe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

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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