Adamua Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Adamua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 609 | 1:290,875 | 16,329 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Adamua (37) may also be a first name.
Adamua Demographics
Adamua Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adamua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adamua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adamua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adamua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 529,538th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name Adamua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adamua live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 290,875. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 36 percent live, Bauchi, where 20 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
Adamua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamuad | 92 | 7 | / |
| Adamuha | 92 | 7 | / |
| Adamuaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hadamua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Addamua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adamhuat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adamba | 83 | 1,644 | / |
| Ademua | 83 | 70 | / |
| Adamuo | 83 | 36 | / |
| Adamuhaut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Adambay | 77 | 72 | / |
| Adambai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Adamwad | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hadamba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adhamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adambou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adambhai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Haidamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aadamwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adambo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Odamba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Adamwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadambhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aadambhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odamuo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adamua
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