Adigu Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3821:463,72423,511
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Adigu (28) may also be a first name.

Adigu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adigu is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adigu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adigu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 731,961st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Adigu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Adigu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 463,724. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 29 percent reside, Oyo, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadigu911,453/
Adigou91189/
Adiogu91184/
Adaigu9116/
Adiguh913/
Adiguu912/
Adigus911/
Adeigu911/
Audigou83141/
Adheigu8341/
Hadigud835/
Gadigou832/
Adiogou831/
Adiegou831/
Adugu801,986/
Edigu80397/
Adegu80218/
Odigu8022/
Gadiogou772/
Adheiguu771/
Ediegu73253/
Eadugu7398/
Odhigu7335/
Aduguh7325/
Adegou7323/
Odiegu7312/
Adughu736/
Odiogu736/
Hadegu735/
Hadugu734/
Odighu733/
Adeagu733/
Edighu733/
Godigu733/
Aidugu732/
Adeugu731/
Edhigu731/
Ediggu731/
Adygou731/
Adeguh731/
Hedigu731/
Adeangu6741/
Adegaud6717/
Odiekgu671/
Adeugau671/

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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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  • 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 Adigu
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