Adumatta Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adumatta Surname User-submission:

The Adumatta surname was referred to a twin who worked in the palace of the Ashante, who comes from Adum in the the Asante region according to history. The name of the town was attached to his already existing name Atta for easy identification in the palace.

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Adumatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Adumatta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Adumatta surname was referred to a twin who worked in the palace of the Ashante, who comes from Adum in the the Asante region according to history. The name of the town was attached to his already existing name Atta for easy identification in the palace. Hence he was always called Adumatta.

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Adumatta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adumatta is found most in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adumatta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 475,771st most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name Adumatta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adumatta reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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