Adonijah Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adonijah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adonijah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adonijah (529) may also be a first name.

Adonijah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adonijah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adonijah.

How Common Is The Last Name Adonijah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Adonijah live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 366,789th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 529 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Adonijah is most common in: Gombe, where 25 percent live, Kaduna, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Costa Rica, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aduonijah941/
Adonija9351/
Adonejah881/
Adoinajah821/
Adonuja8078/
Adoniya8046/
Adoneja8015/
Adoniji805/
Adonaja801/
Adonahy801/
Adonoja801/
Adaniyah7553/
Adenijia756/
Adenejah754/
Adounieh754/
Adeniyah752/
Adonaije751/
Adhoniya751/
Gadoniya751/
Adonay711,001/
Adonai71591/
Adonie7118/
Ahdaniyah7116/
Hadaniyah7112/
Adonaî717/
Adonea711/
Adaniya67567/
Adanaia67233/
Adeniya67222/
Adonais67157/
Adongay67129/
Adongoi6799/
Adanaja6774/
Adanijo6762/
Adaniji6724/
Adenuja6719/
Adoniye6715/
Adonhou6715/
Adongae6710/
Adenaja677/
Adanoja676/
Haidaniyah674/
Adonaiz673/
Adongai672/
Adonaya672/
Adaneja672/
Adonnay672/
Adanyia672/
Adounae671/
Adoneje671/
Odonyia671/
Adounie671/
Adenuij671/
Addonay671/
Edoniya671/
Adonuis671/
Adonaje671/
Adonyie671/
Odoniya671/
Adoneio671/
Edonyia671/
Adonaie671/
Adonayi671/
Adounai671/

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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 Adonijah
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