Adukan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adukan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adukan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Adukan (44) may also be a first name.

Adukan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adukan is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adukan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Adukan occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Adukan reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Abim District, where 82 percent live, Bukedea District, where 3 percent live and Kaabong District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Adukan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adukhan925/
Adukkan923/
Hadukhan863/
Adoukang861/
Edukan83210/
Adikan83167/
Adukon8317/
Odukan833/
Adokan832/
Adukanova803/
Haducan7737/
Addikan7732/
Adukone7728/
Aydokan7713/
Ayducan777/
Edukhan775/
Aducang773/
Hadikan773/
Adhikan772/
Adoekan772/
Adokhan771/
Adoukam771/
Odukkan771/
Adukkam771/
Adikkan771/
Adikaun771/
Odoukang7141/
Hadikhan7127/
Goudukan718/
Addickan716/
Haddikan713/
Ahdokhan711/
Adoukoun711/
Edukon671,121/
Adican67251/
Edikan67178/
Aducon67127/
Adokon6737/
Odikan6728/
Adikon6728/
Oducan6715/
Aidikhaan6715/
Aidokhaan6710/
Haiducean674/
Educan673/
Odokan671/
Odukam671/
Haadikhan671/

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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 Adukan
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