Adua Surname

169,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Andorra

Adua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2861:137,7478,887
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ivory Coast931:248,0789,899
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
India201:38,353,269431,471
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Ádua (1) are calculated separately.

Adua (3,309) may also be a first name.

Adua Last Name Facts

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

Adua (Georgian: ადუა, Hindi: अदुआ, Oriya: ଅଦୁଆ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ádua. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adua is the 169,006th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,852,268 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Adua are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,318th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 3,309 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,286 people, or 1 in 137,747. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 23 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found and Kwara, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 27 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.

Adua Last Name Statistics demography

Adua earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ádua921/
Gadua891,634/
Audua89156/
Addua8990/
Hadua8920/
Adtua8912/
Aduaa899/
Aidua897/
Aduad894/
Aduat893/
Eadua892/
Adhua891/
Aduas891/
Adouha8020/
Adduha8012/
Gadhua809/
Aduatz809/
Gaduah805/
Haduat804/
Haidua802/
Auduha802/
Auduat801/
Haudua801/
Gaduay801/
Aduahe801/
Auduad801/
Aduhah801/
Eaduea801/
Haduay800/
Adwa751,653/
Atua751,043/
Odua75803/
Aduo75667/
Edua75422/
Adba75233/
Adva7524/
Addouha731/
Haduass731/
Gaduhay731/
Adouhai731/
Adouhay731/
Adwoa674,417/
Astua672,433/
Gatua671,148/
Hadba67999/
Hatua67661/
Atuea67481/
Attua67451/
Adbou67357/
Godua67132/
Adway67117/
Oduha67102/
Aduot6796/
Hadwa6784/
Adbay6744/
Adhwa6742/
Adbai6732/
Atuat6722/
Aedwa6722/
Advat6718/
Advad6717/
Gadva6716/
Atuap6716/
Aadva6715/
Gaduo6714/
Adwah6713/
Aitua6713/
Adhva6711/
Autua679/
Atuay679/
Aidwa677/
Adwaa677/
Atwua676/
Oduat676/
Advay676/
Eduay675/
Atuaa675/
Haduo675/
Advah675/
Hodua675/
Hadva674/
Atuas674/
Adwai674/
Oedua673/
Oodua672/
Oduoa672/
Odwua672/
Hedua672/
Adwou672/
Aiduo672/
Adduo671/
Adbau671/
Auduo671/
Oduas671/
Eatua671/
Odhua671/
Asdwa671/
Oddua671/
O'Dua671/
Eidua671/
Aduop671/
Advou671/
Adweu671/
Adtuo671/
Adbaa671/
Adbaj671/
Addwa671/
Autwa671/
Edhua671/
Advai671/
Eudua671/
Adbea671/
Advas671/
Adwha671/

Adua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adua in the Georgian language
ადუაadua-
Adua in the Hindi language
अदुआadu'a-
Adua in the Oriya language
ଅଦୁଆadu'a-

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