Adolfu Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Adolfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adolfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9591:55,2056,038
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Adolfu (987) may also be a first name.

Adolfu Last Name Facts

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

Adolfu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolfu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,836th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. Adolfu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adolfu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,409th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 987 people.

The surname Adolfu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 959 people, or 1 in 55,205. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 16 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolfus9278/
Adolpfus863/
Adoulfus861/
Adolfous861/
Adulfu833/
Adulfus778/
Adalfou772/
Adolfphous751/
Adolphus714,476/
Adolphous6746/
Adolphaus6710/
Adoulphus6710/
Aidolphus671/
Adolpheus671/
Odulfus624/
Adulphus57739/
Adalphus5713/
Adulphous531/
Adullphous505/

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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 Adolfu
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