Adolu Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2351:166,12514,227
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Adolu (11) may also be a first name.

Adolu Last Name Facts

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

Adolu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 956,400th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Adolu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adolu are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Adolu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Adolu is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 166,125. In Uganda Adolu is most frequent in: Amuria District, where 51 percent are found, Serere District, where 17 percent are found and Soroti District, where 17 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolou9112/
Gadolu917/
Addolu917/
Adoğlu914/
Aidolu912/
Adollu911/
Adoliu911/
Adolau911/
Aedolu911/
Aydoslu83588/
Adoulou8342/
Ağadolu8333/
Adolhus837/
Gaddolu836/
Gadollu834/
Adoulus831/
Aidolou831/
Aadoolu831/
Gadholu831/
Gadgolu831/
Adelu802,225/
Adulu80292/
Adalu80131/
Edolu80121/
Odolu8037/
Gaddollu773/
Addgollu771/
Adalou73189/
Odoğlu7394/
Adaelu7366/
Gadulu7341/
Oddolu7335/
Addalu7329/
Hadulu7325/
Adaliu7322/
Adoloe7313/
Adelau7312/
Adeelu7310/
Adallu739/
Gadalu739/
Godolu738/
Hadalu737/
Oduolu736/
Adeleu735/
Audulu735/
Adulau734/
Adalus734/
Addelu733/
Addulu733/
Hodolu733/
Adulou732/
Eadulu732/
Adaalu731/
Odolou731/
Adullu731/
Adaluz731/
Adelui731/
Adeluy731/
Audalu731/
Aadulu731/
Aidulu731/
Adhelu731/
Audelu731/
Haidoulou7120/
Addalou67425/
Odoulou6782/
Ayduslu6774/
Adelouï6721/
Adelahu6716/
Audalus6715/
Gaddalu678/
Adeelou677/
Adhullu675/
Gaddulu674/
Adaluth674/
Odolius674/
Eedholu673/
Gadhalu673/
Hodoğlu672/
Adalgou672/
Godollu671/
Gadaalu671/
Gaudalu671/
Gadallu671/
Gadgalu671/
Gadullu671/
Goddolu671/
Godholu671/
Audulus671/
Aaddalu671/
Addallu671/
Addullu671/
Haidulu671/
Adallou671/
Oduolau671/
Aydalus671/
Hadaulu671/
Hadalau671/
Gadalou671/
Adalous671/

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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 Adolu
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