Adamiu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Adamiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adamiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Niger41:4,798,00475,547

Adamiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adamiu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adamiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Adamiu are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Adamiu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 56 percent are found, Adamawa, where 11 percent are found and Borno, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Adamiu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 35 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Adamoiu92267/
Adamiou9229/
Adamoiyu862/
Adamoiuy862/
Adamoiiu862/
Adamoiou861/
Adammoiu861/
Adammiou861/
Aadamiou861/
Adamju839/
Adaammiou801/
Ademiju771,737/
Adamoyu7792/
Adămoiu7727/
Adamoju7712/
Adamjui771/
Ademiuyi712/
Adeumiju711/
Aidomiou711/
Aïdomiou711/
Ademeiju711/
Aïdomihou6716/
Aidomihou6711/
Gaddamoju673/
Odemiu671/
Odomiju6275/
Ademuju628/
Audomyut571/
Aidomeou571/
Hodomihou53354/
Aidomehou5310/
Aïdomehou532/

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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 Adamiu
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