Adoku Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Nigeria3091:573,27827,744
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adoku (53) may also be a first name.

Adoku Last Name Facts

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

Adoku occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adoku.

How Common Is The Last Name Adoku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,298th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,759,991 people. The surname Adoku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adoku are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adoku is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adokou915,760/
Aduoku912/
Adokuu911/
Hadoku911/
Adohku911/
Adokhu911/
Adoukou8347/
Aduku807,853/
Adaku804,309/
Adeku803,489/
Edoku80697/
Odoku8097/
Hadoukou7716/
Eadoukou771/
Adaaku73413/
Eduoku73295/
Adakou7338/
Gadaku7326/
Oduoku7319/
Adauku7314/
A'Daku7312/
Adeeku7310/
Hodoku739/
Adokoe738/
Adakuu738/
Hadaku737/
Eadaku735/
Addaku734/
Adhaku734/
Adukuh732/
Adukuu732/
Adocou732/
Aduuku732/
Adakeu732/
Adukou732/
Adeuku732/
Odokou732/
Adakku731/
Adukui731/
Odouku731/
Adacou731/
Edokku731/
Edokou731/
A'Duku731/
Adekeu731/
Aidaku731/
Aduhku731/
Auduku731/
Adakuh731/
Aiduku731/
Adakau731/
Edouku731/
Adakut731/
Gaduku731/
Haddoukou711/
Odoukou67261/
Hadekou67125/
Gadakui6724/
Adukush6716/
Adookoo6711/
Addakou679/
Adackus676/
Adaskus675/
Hadakou674/
Eduokuh674/
Audukau674/
Gaudaku673/
Édoukou671/
Hodokou671/
Hadocau671/
Aidukut671/
Adeïkou671/
Adeukeu671/
Adoucou671/
Audukuy671/
Adoqueu671/
Aidukus671/

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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 Adoku
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