Adelma Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Portugal

Adelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Adelma (14,984) may also be a first name.

Adelma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adelma (Arabic: ادلما) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Adelma occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Adelma are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,414th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14,984 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Adelma is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 82 percent are found and Lampung, where 18 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahdelma929/
Gadelma926/
Ahdelmaa865/
Adelmaid862/
Adelmo83104/
Adelmi8312/
Edelma838/
Odelma837/
Adelme836/
Adilma832/
Adelmy831/
Adlmau831/
Adelmos771/
Hedelma771/
Adelmis771/
Adelmeit711/
Houdelma711/
Addlemas710/
Odelmo67351/
Edelmo6729/
Adlemo6711/
Edilma676/
Adlemi671/
Adleme671/
Adilmi671/
Odilma671/
Adlemey621/
Eudilma621/
Edilmo501/
Odilmo501/
Heidlemath500/

Adelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adelma in the Arabic language
ادلماadlma-

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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
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  • 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 Adelma
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