Adaou Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Adaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 296 | 1:64,838 | 2,992 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Adâou (1) are calculated separately.
Adaou (1,093) may also be a first name.
Adaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adaou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Adâou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 825,152nd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adaou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 241,398th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 1,093 people.
Adaou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 64,838. In Niger Adaou is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 29 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 22 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Adaou
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