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

The surname Adolu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Adolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adolu is the 956,400th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Adolu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adolu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Adolu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 166,125. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 51 percent live, Serere District, where 17 percent live and Soroti District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

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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