Adinka Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Adinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Adinka (66) may also be a first name.

Adinka Last Name Facts

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

Adinka is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adinka? popularity and diffusion

Adinka is the 5,213,395th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adinka live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Niger Adinka occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadinka923/
Hadinka921/
Adnka911/
Aydinkas8629/
Odinka83167/
Adenka8353/
Adinke833/
Adinko831/
Adinki831/
Aydinkaya801/
Hadinko77437/
Hodinka77167/
Addinki7760/
Hadynka7745/
Odinkah7723/
Odionka7716/
Aydinca7715/
Hadenka7712/
Aduunka776/
Adienca775/
Aden'ka775/
Adienko773/
Edinkha771/
Gadenka771/
Hedinka771/
Hadinki771/
Adnki7315/
Ednka731/
Aydinkos7115/
Addinkhi718/
Gaidinko712/
Aydınkaya67465/
Odinko67392/
Adenko6724/
Addnki6717/
Adince6716/
Adenke6710/
Adenki674/
Odinke672/
Adenqa671/

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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 Adinka
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