Adenu Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Adenu (36) may also be a first name.

Adenu Last Name Facts

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

Adenu (Hindi: अदेनू, Marathi: आडेनु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,248,410th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adenu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 36 people.

The last name Adenu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Plateau, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adengu91782/
Adenau91211/
Adeanu9147/
Adienu9122/
Adenou9120/
Adoenu911/
Adenui911/
Adenus911/
Aydenu911/
Adeneu911/
Adeunu911/
Adeangu8341/
Aidenou8315/
Aîdenou836/
Aïdenou836/
Adenuis833/
Hadenou832/
Gadenou832/
Adeanou831/
Aydenus831/
Gadeanu831/
Adehenu831/
Adenuij831/
Adenaus831/
Adanu8013,471/
Adonu806,204/
Adinu80507/
Odenu80241/
Edenu809/
Adehenou771/
Adinou73183/
Adhanu7384/
Adingu7380/
Adinau7335/
Adahnu7328/
Adinus7310/
Adonuh7310/
Hadinu739/
Adignu739/
Adenoe736/
Adonnu735/
Adionu735/
Adanuy734/
Hodenu732/
Adinui731/
Adaanu731/
Adannu731/
Hadonu731/
Adanau731/
Adineu731/
Adinut731/
Adoneu731/
Odeneu731/
Adenoo731/
Aidanu731/
Edienu731/
Odaenu731/
Edenau731/
Adanhu731/
Godenu730/
Gadehenou711/
Godeanu67965/
Godenau6746/
Adonnou6738/
Aydınus6718/
Haidanu6715/
Hodenou677/
Hodeanu674/
Gadingu673/
Godenou672/
Ehdenou672/
Aïdonou672/
Oudenou671/
Ahdenoo671/
Ajdanou671/
Adajnou671/
Haadanu671/
Aydinus671/
Oddeenu671/
Adainou671/
Addanau671/

Adenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adenu in the Hindi language
अदेनूadenu-
Adenu in the Marathi language
आडेनुadenu-

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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 Adenu
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