Add Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Add Surname Definition:

Jacobus Ad, tenant under the bishop of Glasgow, 1511 (Rental). Perhaps meant for Auld, which see.

Add Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Afghanistan661:487,1696,248
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
India211:36,526,923420,161
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Add (900) may also be a first name.

Add Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jacobus Ad, tenant under the bishop of Glasgow, 1511 (Rental). Perhaps meant for Auld, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Add Last Name Facts

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

Add (Hindi: एडीडी, Russian: Адд) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Add.

How Common Is The Last Name Add? popularity and diffusion

The last name Add is the 940,398th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Add reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 270,627th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 900 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 96 percent live, Osun, where 1 percent live and Oyo, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Add exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Add Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Add surname is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadd8610,018/
Hadd861,694/
Adds86641/
Asdd8672/
Audd8624/
Aadd8614/
Addh869/
Aidd869/
Eadd865/
Addp862/
Atdd861/
Addd861/
Addz861/
Addì861/
Ahdd861/
Aydd861/
Ad8013,919/
Headd75529/
Gaddh7516/
Gaddt752/
Haddh752/
Ahadd752/
Assdd752/
Aiddz751/
Gaudd751/
Gaadd751/
D'Add751/
Haddd751/
Adddd751/
Aa'dd751/
Ashdd751/
Asdds751/
Eadds750/
Gad67170,699/
Asd6724,106/
Aid6713,536/
Had6710,713/
Ead675,732/
Aad674,808/
Aud672,739/
Ahd671,604/
Odd671,579/
Ajd67832/
Ayd67769/
Adt67619/
Adh67473/
Ads67434/
Atd67188/
Adz6755/
Adp6736/
Headds679/
Aïd674/
Addová674/
Asssdd673/
Adı671/
Ğad671/
Ĺad671/
Aahadd671/
Asdddd671/
Addddd671/
Aassdd671/
Aãd671/
A'D671/

Add Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Add in the Hindi language
एडीडीedidi66.67
अद्दadda33.33
Add in the Russian language
Аддadd-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Add
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