Adegu Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Adegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Adegu (26) may also be a first name.
Adegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adegu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adegu.
How Common Is The Last Name Adegu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adegu is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. Adegu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adegu reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adegu is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 28 percent are found, Cross River, where 22 percent are found and Adamawa, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Adegu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adegou | 91 | 23 | / |
| Hadegu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Adeagu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Adeugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adeigu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adeguh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adheigu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Adeangu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Adegaud | 83 | 17 | / |
| Adiegou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adeugau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adogu | 80 | 687 | / |
| Adigu | 80 | 396 | / |
| Adagu | 80 | 332 | / |
| Edegu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Odegu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Adheiguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hadigu | 73 | 1,453 | / |
| Ediegu | 73 | 253 | / |
| Adigou | 73 | 189 | / |
| Adiogu | 73 | 184 | / |
| Edeagu | 73 | 127 | / |
| Adegoe | 73 | 40 | / |
| Odegou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Adaigu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Odiegu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Odeagu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adaagu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Edeugu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adiguh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adiguu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Godegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adegoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edegou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edeghu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adygou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adigus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adoguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odeugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Audigou | 67 | 141 | / |
| Hadigud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aydogou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gadigou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adoghui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adiogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odiekgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aydoggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aydogau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadagou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adegu
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