Adum Surname

116,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Adum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1181:83,6375,905
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Ecuador5201:30,5883,721
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Croatia351:120,81717,927
England211:2,653,24194,788
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India121:63,922,115578,870
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Adum (1,659) may also be a first name.

Adum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adum (Hindi: आदुम, Marathi: अदुम, Russian: Адум) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adum.

How Common Is The Last Name Adum? popularity and diffusion

Adum is the 116,994th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,850,570 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Adum are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adum is also the 189,077th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,659 people.

Adum is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,118 people, or 1 in 83,637. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 24 percent reside, Benue, where 24 percent reside and Borno, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and Ecuador, where 13 percent reside.

Adum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Adum last name increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adum are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 130.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,636 per year and in United States they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning $36,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adoum89282,815/
Gadum89202/
Aadum89201/
Adume8984/
Adaum8972/
Addum8960/
Audum8934/
Hadum8916/
Adhum8913/
Adusm898/
Aedum894/
Aduum893/
Aidum891/
Adumg891/
Addoum80718/
Gadoum80713/
Haudum80353/
Adoume80169/
Gaddum80161/
Adhumh80122/
Hadoum8054/
Adhoum8025/
Ahadum8019/
Adaume8011/
Aydoum809/
Adoumm807/
Gadaum804/
Hadaum804/
Adahum803/
Ahdoum803/
Adouym803/
Aadoum803/
Addeum802/
Eaddum802/
Gaidum801/
Adusim801/
Gadeum801/
Hasdum801/
Addaum800/
Adom7533,771/
Odum7523,647/
Adun754,479/
Edum752,181/
Hadhoum731,248/
Haddoum73611/
Addoume73246/
Gaidoum7372/
Gadhoum7329/
Gaddoum7320/
Addhoum739/
Gahdoum734/
Aedouhm733/
Gauduim732/
Adumova731/
Aduchim731/
Hadoume731/
Adoumme731/
Adoun672,287/
Adung671,788/
Addun671,479/
Odume671,453/
Addom67909/
Hadun67588/
Hodum67395/
Adeun67275/
Adaun67218/
Gadun67175/
Aidun67170/
Adunc67135/
Hedum67134/
Audom67105/
Eidum6772/
Godum6762/
Adhom6760/
Hadom6757/
Eddum6755/
Audun6749/
Odoum6741/
Ahdun6725/
Aduun6722/
Aydumova6719/
Aduin6719/
Adune6718/
Adgun6718/
Adoom6714/
Oduim6713/
Aadun6711/
Oidum6711/
Odumn6710/
Odaum677/
Adunn676/
Aydun676/
Aadom675/
Hadhoume675/
Eadom674/
Eduim674/
Eedum673/
Adoumgue673/
Oddum673/
Eadun673/
Oudum672/
Odeum672/
Adund672/
Asdun672/
Oodum672/
Aidumova672/
Adomm672/
Hashdume671/
Hahadoum671/
Adunt671/
Haddoume671/
Gaddhoum671/
Edaum671/
Haduń671/
Gaduń671/
Ohdum671/
Aduhn671/
Ahdom671/
O'Dum670/
Odhum670/

Adum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adum in the Hindi language
आदुमaduma-
Adum in the Marathi language
अदुमaduma-
Adum in the Russian language
Адумadum-

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