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.

DNA test information

Adolfu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolfu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 372,836th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adolfu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,409th most frequent forename internationally, held by 987 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 55,205. In Tanzania Adolfu is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 16 percent live and Manyara Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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