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

Adamu (Arabic: ادمو, Georgian: ადამუ, Oriya: ଅଡମୁ, Russian: Адаму) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant: Adamů. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 245^th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,309 people. The last name Adamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adamu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569^th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 1,361,143 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,077,339 people, or 1 in 85. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 14 percent reside, Bauchi, where 14 percent reside and Jigawa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Adamu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Adamu surname are 43.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.06% 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.