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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adofu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 980,795th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adofu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 113 people.
Adofu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 678,708. In Nigeria Adofu is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Benue, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Adofu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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