Adendorf Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Adendorf Surname Definition:

Place name in Germany.

Adendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7791:69,5488,675
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adendorf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Adendorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adendorf is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adendorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adendorf is the 425,776th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. Adendorf is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adendorf live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 69,548. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 91 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Adendorf Last Name Statistics demography

Adendorf earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.93% less than the national average, earning R 97,596 per year.

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