Adiza Surname
Approximately 2,551 people bear this surname
Adiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 788 | 1:224,800 | 13,231 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Niger | 328 | 1:58,512 | 2,814 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Cameroon | 243 | 1:85,469 | 10,380 |
| Iran | 103 | 1:745,461 | 38,299 |
| Burkina Faso | 58 | 1:316,416 | 5,491 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Adiza (52,770) may also be a first name.
Adiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adiza (Arabic: اديزا) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adiza.
How Common Is The Last Name Adiza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,233rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,856,741 people. Adiza is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adiza live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adiza is also the 17,680th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 52,770 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 788 people, or 1 in 224,800. In Nigeria Adiza is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 20 percent reside, Zamfara, where 12 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Adiza exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adiza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adiza in the Arabic language | ||
| اديزا | adyza | - |
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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 Adiza
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