View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Adamu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Adamu (Arabic: ادمو, Georgian: ადამუ, Oriya: ଅଡମୁ, Russian: Адаму) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Adamů. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adamu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 245^th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,309 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adamu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569^th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,361,143 people.

The surname Adamu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,077,339 people, or 1 in 85. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 14 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Jigawa, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Adamu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adamu last name are 43.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Adamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.84% more than the national average, earning R 358,464 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.88% less than the national average, earning $32,352 CAD per year.