Adashu Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7781:227,69013,365

Adashu (192) may also be a first name.

Adashu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adashu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adashu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 440,082nd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adashu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adashu is also the 655,603rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 192 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria Adashu is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 76 percent live, Benue, where 12 percent live and Adamawa, where 5 percent live.

Adashu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Adashu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adashou921/
Adasu91797/
Gadasu831,665/
Adhasu8343/
Adasud8327/
Adausu8325/
Adaisu8311/
Adasou837/
Hadasu834/
Adasuu834/
Adatsu832/
Aadasu832/
Adaseu832/
Adachu832/
Addasu832/
Adaasu831/
Adasau831/
Adahsu831/
Adeshu831/
Adasus831/
Gaddasu77264/
Adassus7747/
Gadhasu7718/
Gaadasu7714/
Adassou778/
Audeshu776/
Adeushu773/
Gadaasu773/
Adeassu771/
Adeeshu771/
Gadaisu771/
Godashu771/
Adesu731,625/
Adosu73180/
Edasu7345/
Adazu7338/
Gadassou7115/
Gaadaasu7113/
Gaddhasu715/
Gaadhasu713/
Adatchou713/
Aidassou711/
Addassou711/
Hadassou711/
Godasu671,148/
Adessu679/
Adossu677/
Adeusu676/
Addesu673/
Hodasu673/
Adesuy673/
Odachu672/
Adesui672/
Adasoe672/
Haddassou671/
Adeseu671/
Haidassou671/
Aadesu671/
Hedasu671/
Odeshu671/
Adazeu671/
Adazou671/

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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 Adashu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis