Adofu Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Adofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 261 | 1:678,708 | 31,547 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Adofu (113) may also be a first name.
Adofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adofu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adofu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 980,795th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Adofu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adofu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adofu is also the 881,625th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 113 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 678,708. In Nigeria Adofu is primarily found in: Kogi, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Benue, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adofou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Adofus | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gadofu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adoufou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Adoffou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Adofous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adefu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Odofu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Adafu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Adouffou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hadafu | 73 | 125 | / |
| Adofoe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Adaefu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gadafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adafus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adophus | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hadafuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adadfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaehfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Addophus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Adophous | 62 | 1 | / |
| Adoiphus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Edefu | 60 | 43 | / |
| Edafu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Odefu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Odafu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Edafou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hedefou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Adaphus | 50 | 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 Adofu
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