Adolua Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adolua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adolua 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
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Adolua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adolua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adolua is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Adolua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adolua reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Adolua is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 76 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 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
Adolwa83647/
Adalua831/
Adulua831/
Oduolua773/
Adhalua771/
Gaddulua711/
Edalua676/
Adalba674/
Odulua673/
Edolwa671/
Edolva671/
Adalwa671/
Odolwa671/
Adalva671/
Adelva671/
Adalbai62100/
Gadalwa621/
Adalbay621/
Adoulbo621/
Odalva501/
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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 Adolua
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