Adolphus Surname
Approximately 4,476 people bear this surname
Adolphus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,537 | 1:69,824 | 5,052 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| Guyana | 198 | 1:3,850 | 694 |
| Belize | 178 | 1:1,997 | 446 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 132 | 1:10,333 | 1,422 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Liberia | 62 | 1:71,105 | 6,042 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Grenada | 32 | 1:3,392 | 511 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
Adolphus (20,386) may also be a first name.
Adolphus Demographics
Average Adolphus Salary in
United States
$35,443 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adolphus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adolphus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adolphus occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Adolphus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adolphus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 104,789th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,628,138 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Adolphus are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adolphus is also the 37,270th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 20,386 people.
The surname Adolphus is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,537 people, or 1 in 69,824. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 36 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Adolphus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Adolphus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 691 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Adolphus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Adolphus last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.
The amount Adolphus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.86% less than the national average, earning $35,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $59,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolphous | 94 | 46 | / |
| Adoulphus | 94 | 10 | / |
| Adolphaus | 94 | 10 | / |
| Aidolphus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Adolpheus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Adolpus | 93 | 10 | / |
| Adolfphous | 89 | 1 | / |
| Adulphus | 88 | 739 | / |
| Adolphos | 88 | 33 | / |
| Adalphus | 88 | 13 | / |
| Adolhpus | 88 | 4 | / |
| Adolpfus | 88 | 3 | / |
| Edolphus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Adolpuus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Adulphuse | 82 | 3 | / |
| Adulphous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Adolfus | 80 | 78 | / |
| Adulpus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adullphous | 78 | 5 | / |
| Odulphus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adulhpus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adoulfus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adulphos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adolfous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adolfu | 71 | 962 | / |
| Adulfus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Adolfos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odulfus | 53 | 4 | / |
| Adalfou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Adulfos | 53 | 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 Adolphus
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