Adobu Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Adobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 386 | 1:458,919 | 23,339 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Adobu (17) may also be a first name.
Adobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adobu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Adobu.
How Common Is The Last Name Adobu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 742,570th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adobu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 458,919. In Nigeria Adobu is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent live, Kogi, where 20 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobuh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Adoubu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Adoubou | 83 | 45 | / |
| Adoubui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hadobau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adubu | 80 | 818 | / |
| Adabu | 80 | 491 | / |
| Adebu | 80 | 200 | / |
| Odobu | 80 | 125 | / |
| Edobu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Adowu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Adovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adoboe | 73 | 5,486 | / |
| Gadabu | 73 | 539 | / |
| Adabou | 73 | 56 | / |
| Adawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Adubui | 73 | 14 | / |
| Adaabu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adhabu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adubau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Adebui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adoveu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aduubu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edobui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adowui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haddoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haidoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadabou | 67 | 110 | / |
| Adampou | 67 | 62 | / |
| Aîdoboe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Odoubou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aidoboe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hadabou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aïdoboe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haddabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaudabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gadhabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Godobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadabuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aduubuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audubui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audebau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adohwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adebhau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adobu
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