Adubu Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4571:387,62120,469
Uganda3611:108,14210,617

Adubu (44) may also be a first name.

Adubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adubu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Adubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Adubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 423,328th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The last name Adubu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adubu are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adubu is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 387,621. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 54 percent are found, Edo, where 14 percent are found and Ondo, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adubui9114/
Adubau917/
Aduubu912/
Adoubu912/
Addubu911/
Hadubu911/
Adoubou8345/
Aduubuu831/
Adoubui831/
Audubui831/
Odubu801,661/
Adibu80465/
Adobu80388/
Aduwu80212/
Edubu8037/
Hadibu7313/
Adujwu732/
Eddubu731/
Odubuh731/
Gaduvu731/
Haidoubou711/
Haddoubou711/
Odoubou6716/
Addunpu671/

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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 Adubu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis