Adugu Surname

208,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Adugu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Nigeria7781:227,69013,365
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
India301:25,568,846339,406
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Barbados11:287,4482,772
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
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Adugu (44) may also be a first name.

Adugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adugu (Oriya: ଆଡୁଗୁ) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adugu? popularity and diffusion

Adugu is the 208,282nd most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,669,459 people. The surname Adugu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adugu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adugu is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Not including Ghana it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and Equatorial Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadugu91889/
Adungu91343/
Eadugu9198/
Aduguh9125/
Adughu916/
Hadugu914/
Adaugu914/
Aidugu912/
Adeugu911/
Adougu911/
Adougou83302/
Aydungu831/
Adughgu831/
Adeugau831/
Odugu806,399/
Adogu80687/
Adigu80396/
Edugu80150/
Gadougou7727/
Adoungou7714/
Hadougou7710/
Aidougou778/
Adouygou771/
Godugu7314,317/
Hadigu731,453/
Oduegu73110/
Odungu7379/
Odughu7343/
Edughu7322/
Oodugu7319/
Eedugu7314/
Odougu7311/
Hodugu734/
Edeugu733/
Adiguh733/
Adiguu732/
Edougu731/
Adoguu731/
Uodugu731/
Odeugu731/
Adugoo731/
Haddougou712/
Hadoungou711/
Odougou6718/
Goddugu6711/
Goudugu674/
Odugaud673/
Goodugu672/
Odhungu672/
Goidugu671/
Goduguu671/
Goduggu671/
Godougu671/
Aydoggu671/
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Adugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adugu in the Oriya language
ଆଡୁଗୁadugu-

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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 Adugu
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