Adanson Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cuba

Adanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Adanson (40) may also be a first name.

Adanson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adanson is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adanson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Adanson live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 17 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cuba, where 7 percent are found.

Adanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Adanson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Adanson last name contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adanson Last Name Statistics demography

Adanson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.

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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 Adanson
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