Adyau Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adyau 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
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Adyau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adyau is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adyau? popularity and diffusion

Adyau is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adyau live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Adyau occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

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
Edyau80108/
Adyou8047/
Adiau802/
Adjaou73201/
Adeoyu732/
Hadiau732/
Adiaou731/
Agyaou731/
Adjaoud672,538/
Adjahou67754/
Adjaout67687/
Adjiaou6740/
Gadjaou6731/
Adyoush676/
Aedyoju673/
Adjaheu672/
Adeeoyu671/
Hadjaou671/
Hadjahu671/
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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 Adyau
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