Adaobi Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adaobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adaobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3391:132,2958,585
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Adaobi (13,325) may also be a first name.

Adaobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adaobi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaobi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,789th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adaobi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,427th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 13,325 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,339 people, or 1 in 132,295. In Nigeria Adaobi is most frequent in: Anambra, where 76 percent are found, Imo, where 7 percent are found and Enugu, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Adaobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aadaobi921/
Adaoba836/
Adoabi831/
Adaowei7714/
Adojobi774/
Adaobeh772/
Gadaobe771/
Adohabie7112/
Adahowei712/
Adouabie711/
Adaove6725/
Adoabe672/
Aydaovich671/
Adeyoba626/
Adeyiaba571/
Adahouwe571/
Adoave5041/

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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 Adaobi
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