Adom Surname

16,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Togo

Adom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana21,4741:1,258203
Togo7,3501:98680
Nigeria1,8821:94,1256,490
Ivory Coast1,5121:15,2591,202
Indonesia3431:385,56632,887
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
England1761:316,58023,688
Benin1591:65,0047,952
Malaysia1071:275,64715,325
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
India191:40,371,862445,856
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Ádom (38) are calculated separately.

Adom (6,794) may also be a first name.

Adom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adom (Arabic: ادوم, Georgian: ადომ, Russian: Адом) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ádom. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adom.

How Common Is The Last Name Adom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,445th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 215,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Adom are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adom is also the 79,118th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 6,794 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 21,474 people, or 1 in 1,258. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Adom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adom last name grew 991 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,956 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adom surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning 255,221 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.6% more than the national average, earning R 438,684 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.9% less than the national average, earning $38,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ádom9238/
Adoum89282,815/
Adome895,102/
Addom89909/
Gadom89114/
Audom89105/
Adhom8960/
Hadom8957/
Aduom8917/
Adoom8914/
Aadom895/
Eadom894/
Adoym893/
Adomm892/
Adgom891/
Asdom891/
Aedom891/
Ahdom891/
Addoum80718/
Gadoum80713/
Hadome80308/
Adoume80169/
Hadoum8054/
Adhoum8025/
Gaidom8011/
Hadhom8010/
Audhom809/
Adomhe809/
Aydoum809/
Adoumm807/
Gadoom806/
Hatdom804/
Adoism803/
Ahdoum803/
Adouym803/
Haydom803/
Aadoum803/
Gaddom801/
Adhome801/
Adhuom801/
Adomme801/
Addome801/
Ashdom800/
Adam751,950,645/
Adão7551,866/
Odom7549,980/
Adon7516,765/
Edom758,852/
Adum753,938/
Adám7511/
Hadhoum731,248/
Haddoum73611/
Adochim73348/
Addoume73246/
Haidome7377/
Gaidoum7372/
Gadhoum7329/
Gaddoum7320/
Ahadome7316/
Addhoum739/
Gahdoum734/
Aedouhm733/
Gaudoom731/
Adomova731/
Hadoume731/
Ahaddom731/
Adoumme731/
Haysdom730/
Adong6783,829/
Adame6768,659/
Adham6755,680/
Odoom6725,509/
Gadam6712,035/
Aadam675,525/
Gadon674,625/
Aidam674,102/
Hadam672,773/
Adoun672,287/
Addam671,167/
Audon67798/
Eadon67778/
Godom67754/
Adone67493/
Aydon67491/
Audam67434/
Odome67293/
Aidon67250/
Aedam67241/
Adaam67232/
Gadum67202/
Aadum67201/
Oudom67190/
Ahdam67160/
Addon67139/
Atdon67118/
Adoon67109/
Asdam67106/
Hadon6793/
Adume6784/
Adaum6772/
Eddom6761/
Addum6760/
Aydam6757/
Adamm6755/
Oddom6748/
Adonh6742/
Odoum6741/
Audum6734/
Hodom6731/
O'Dom6730/
Adamt6728/
Eadam6724/
Adond6724/
Adamn6721/
Adamd6719/
Hadum6716/
A'Dam6715/
Edomm6714/
Hedom6713/
Adhum6713/
Oedom6712/
Adasm6712/
Eidom6710/
Adhon6710/
Edoom6710/
Adusm678/
Adahm678/
Adamg677/
Uidom676/
Adamh675/
Ahdon675/
Hadhoume675/
Atdam674/
Gadoń674/
Odomm673/
Adoin673/
Aduum673/
Adoumgue673/
Asdon672/
Oodom672/
Adont672/
Odoem672/
Audohmme672/
Adonn672/
Aadon672/
Odhom672/
Hahadoum671/
Adgam671/
Aidum671/
Haddoume671/
Gaddhoum671/
Uodom671/
Adamq671/
Asdão671/
Oduom671/
Edoim671/
Eduom671/
Ajdam671/
Edohm671/
Haggidom670/
Ohdom670/

Adom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adom in the Georgian language
ადომadom-
Adom in the Russian language
Адомadom-
Adom in the Arabic language
ادومadwm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adom
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