Adodu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Adodu (22) may also be a first name.

Adodu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adodu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adodu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adodu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adodu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adodu is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name Adodu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 43 percent are found, Kaduna, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aydodu91129/
Adodou915/
Adoduh914/
Aduodu912/
Aydoğdu8366,679/
Adoudou833,837/
Aydoydu835/
Addgodu835/
Aydoedu832/
Aidohdu831/
Aydoodu831/
Addodui831/
Adudu802,583/
Adadu801,434/
Edodu8034/
Adedu8034/
Ododu8015/
Hadoudou77227/
Addoudou773/
Adouddou771/
Ahdoudou771/
Hadudu73693/
Gadudu73388/
Adaudu73319/
Adadou73125/
Gadadu7363/
Odhodu7343/
Adadau7337/
Addudu7318/
Adodoe7314/
Addadu736/
Odoudu736/
Aduduh736/
Hadadu735/
Adaadu734/
Eduodu733/
Adhadu733/
Adadud732/
Aduudu731/
Aduidu731/
Edaddu731/
Edadou731/
Adehdu731/
Adahdu731/
Adudou731/
Ododui731/
Ododou731/
Adeudu731/
Hadedu731/
Haydoudou712/
Haidoudou711/
Hadadou67281/
Ahdadou67170/
Odoudou6741/
Addadou6722/
Addgudu678/
Adaddou678/
Hedadou675/
Haddadu673/
Gadadau673/
Adaudau672/
Audaudu671/
Addudou671/
Gaddadu671/
Gadaddu671/
Gadadou671/
Houdodu671/
Godadou671/
Haddudu671/
Haduddu671/
Haduudu671/

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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 Adodu
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