Adusu Surname

169,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India121:63,922,115578,870
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adusu (42) may also be a first name.

Adusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adusu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adusu is the 169,233rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,856,741 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adusu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adusu is also the 1,566,439th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 42 people.

Adusu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,494 people, or 1 in 10,834. Other than Ghana this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gadusu91678/
Adausu9125/
Adeusu916/
Aduusu911/
Adeushu833/
Gadusui831/
Adisu8055,449/
Adosu80180/
Odusu8080/
Aduzu8021/
Edusu803/
Aduju801/
Aducu801/
Adoussou7725/
Addisu7368,047/
Adissu7314,499/
Godusu73103/
Hadisu7348/
Adeuzu7341/
Odushu7328/
Adusoo7320/
Adossu737/
Adiesu734/
Osdusu734/
Adhisu731/
Oduesu731/
Aduchu731/
Aduizu731/
Adauju731/
Addissu672,260/
Aadusoo6724/
Adaujou6720/
Adouzou671/
Adoucou671/

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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 Adusu
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