Adbu Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adbu (105) may also be a first name.

Adbu Last Name Facts

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

Adbu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adbu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Adbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adbu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adbu is also the 920,134th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 105 people.

The last name Adbu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 30 percent are found, Jigawa, where 22 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Adbu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adbou89357/
Adbud8917/
Gadbu894/
Eadbu891/
Audbu891/
Adbau891/
Adbuha80108/
Adboud807/
Hadbou804/
Hadbut802/
Adbhut802/
Adbous802/
Hadbud801/
Gadbau800/
Adwu7525/
Odbu753/
Advu752/
Haidbou732/
Hadbous731/
Hadbouh731/
Headbush67135/
Gadvu677/
Godbu675/
Adwou672/
Advuy671/
Adweu671/
Advou671/
Adwut671/
Admpu671/

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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 Adbu
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