Adamoua Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Adamoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adamoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger541:355,40810,225
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Adamouâ (9) are calculated separately.

Adamoua (22) may also be a first name.

Adamoua Last Name Facts

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

Adamoua is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Adamouâ. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adamoua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adamoua is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Adamoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adamoua are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Adamoua is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 355,408. In Niger Adamoua is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 28 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 26 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Niger it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Adamoua
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