Adenauer Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Adenauer Surname User-submission:

This name is derived from the town of Adenau in the west of Germany. In 1334 the name used by a farmer living at Sinzig near the river rhine. His father came from the town of Adenau.

Adenauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1691:476,36441,414
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Adenauer (421) may also be a first name.

Adenauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name is derived from the town of Adenau in the west of Germany. In 1334 the name used by a farmer living at Sinzig near the river rhine. His father came from the town of Adenau.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Adenauer Last Name Facts

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

Adenauer (Arabic: ادينور, Russian: Аденауэр) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adenauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,076,574th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Adenauer are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 418,786th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 421 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 476,364. In Germany Adenauer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live and Berlin, where 18 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Adenauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adenauer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adenauer Last Name Statistics demography

Adenauer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $49,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adenauer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adenauer in the Russian language
Аденауэрadenauer-
Adenauer in the Arabic language
ادينورadynwr-

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