Adaoua Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Adaoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adaoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Adaoua (21) may also be a first name.

Adaoua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adaoua occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaoua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adaoua is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Adaoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adaoua are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Adaoua is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

Adaoua is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Adaoua is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 22 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadaoua925/
Hadaoua924/
Addaoua923/
Adahoua921/
Addaouad861/
Adaoui83554/
Adaooa832/
Adaoha831/
Addaoui771,771/
Aidaoui771,591/
Hadaoui771,035/
Ahdaoui779/
Gadaoui779/
Aydaoui778/
Adouaou774/
Gadaouo771/
Gadoaou771/
Adouaes771/
Oudaoua771/
Haddaoui716,004/
Haidaoui71146/
Haydaoui71136/
Adouahou7135/
Hajdaoui7110/
Hasdaoui714/
Ahadaoui712/
Gaadaoui712/
Addouaou711/
Aaddaoui711/
Ahddaoui711/
Hadoahou711/
Haddaouy711/
Hadaujay711/
Aiddaoui711/
Haadaoui711/
Gadaoe674,088/
Hadaoe6741/
Adaoye6724/
Haddaaoui671/
Haiddaoui671/
Gaaddaoui671/
Adaooi671/
Addahaoui671/
Haddaouii671/
Adaeai671/

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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 Adaoua
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