Adku Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Adku (103) may also be a first name.

Adku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adku (Hindi: अडकू, Marathi: आडकु) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Adku occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Adku live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 103 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Adku is most numerous in: Telangana, where 67 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Maharashtra, where 17 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadku895/
Aidku893/
Aadku891/
Haidku801/
Asdkou801/
Atku7595/
Hatku679/
Gatku677/
Astku675/
Atkou674/
Adcus671/
Adqcu671/
Aitku671/
Odkhuu60173/
Odkhau602/
Gathku602/
Hatkau601/
Aztkus601/
Atckou601/
Atkoush5521/
Athkuyj551/
Atkusch551/
Otku50148/
Etku5011/
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Adku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adku in the Hindi language
अडकूadaku91.11
अड़कूaraku8.89
Adku in the Marathi language
आडकुadaku53.85
आडकूadaku19.23
अडकूadaku15.38
अडकुadaku7.69
लाडकूladaku3.85

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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 Adku
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