Aduam Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Aduam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aduam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Aduam (16) may also be a first name.

Aduam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aduam is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aduam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Aduam live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aduam is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 16 people.

The surname Aduam is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaduam913/
Aduasim838/
Eduam801,266/
Aduan80895/
Adbam8031/
Aduom8017/
Atuam807/
Auduameh771/
Gaduan7354/
Ahtuam7341/
Gatuam7314/
Aduang7314/
Edduam7313/
Atuamh734/
Hatuam732/
Gadwam732/
Eaduan732/
Aduane732/
Atuame731/
Ayduan731/
Adhuom731/
Hadwam731/
Autuam731/
Gadvam731/
Aatuam731/
Aiduang67110/
Gautuam674/
Aduaaun674/
Adouhan673/
Atuhame673/
Haiduan671/
Gadduan671/
Athuham671/
Aiduane671/
Hadboum671/

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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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  • 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 Aduam
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