Adambo Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Adambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Niger281:685,42916,503
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adambo (39) may also be a first name.

Adambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adambo (Russian: Адамбо) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Adambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adambo is the 1,491,356th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Adambo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adambo are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adambo is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 39 people.

The last name Adambo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 41 percent live, Plateau, where 20 percent live and Taraba, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adhambo925/
Gadambo922/
Adambou921/
Adhaimbo8619/
Adamba831,644/
Adembo83120/
Adombo83116/
Adamuo8336/
Edambo8328/
Adanbo839/
Odambo834/
Adamwo831/
Adambohee800/
Adoumbo77125/
Gadamba7738/
Odhambo7718/
Hadamba779/
Gadanbo776/
Ademboh773/
Odeambo772/
Adanbou772/
Adambas772/
Adambat772/
Adamnwo771/
Godambo771/
Adhamba771/
Gaadamba7197/
Adoumbou7157/
Hadambas7129/
Haidamba711/
Hadambad711/
Hadanbou711/
Odhhambo711/
Ademba672,166/
Odembo67877/
Adamua67611/
Adanvo67350/
Adomba67284/
Adanwo67193/
Edombo6789/
Odombo6755/
Odamba6733/
Edamba6721/
Edembo6712/
Adanba672/
Hadambhah671/
Hadoumbou671/
Edanbo671/
Adanuo671/
Odamuo671/
Adonbo671/

Adambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adambo in the Russian language
Адамбоadambo-

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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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  • 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 Adambo
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