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
Adiza (Arabic: اديزا) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adiza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 169,233rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,856,741 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adiza are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adiza is also the 17,680th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 52,770 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 788 people, or 1 in 224,800. In Nigeria Adiza is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 20 percent reside, Zamfara, where 12 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Adiza occurs in 22 countries. It is also common 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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