Adelaide Surname

98,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Adelaide Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelaide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
France1,5011:44,2525,604
Portugal4811:21,6601,486
Brazil2391:895,70932,172
Mauritius2331:5,5511,122
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Seychelles1171:790191
England751:742,90741,196
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Botswana221:99,40615,343
São Tomé and Príncipe161:11,089695
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Adelaïde (20), Adélaide (1) & Adélaïde (47) are calculated separately.

Adelaide (184,828) may also be a first name.

Adelaide Last Name Facts

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

Adelaide (Arabic: اديليد, Marathi: अडेलाडान्) has its highest incidence in Angola. It can be found in the variant forms: Adelaïde, Adélaide or Adélaïde. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelaide? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,019th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,506,002 people. The surname Adelaide is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Adelaide are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Adelaide is also the 5,681st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 184,828 people.

It is most prevalent in Angola, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Other than Angola it exists in 56 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent are found and Portugal, where 10 percent are found.

Adelaide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adelaide has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adelaide Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Adelaide surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Adelaide surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adelaide earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning 349,131 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.05% less than the national average, earning R 47,400 per year and in United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adelaide Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adelaide in the Marathi language
अडेलाडान्adeladan-
Adelaide in the Arabic language
اديليدadylyd-
اديلايدهadylaydh-
اديلاييدadylayyd-
آديلاييدadylayyd-
اديلايدadylayd-
ادليدadlyd-

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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 Adelaide
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