Adzu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Adzu (17) may also be a first name.

Adzu Last Name Facts

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

Adzu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adzu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adzu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adzu is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 59 percent live, Benue, where 28 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adzou89669/
Adzeu89245/
Adzuu89163/
Adzhu892/
Audzu891/
Gadzu891/
Azu8611,253/
Hadzhu808/
Hadzuš803/
Adzhus802/
Headzu801/
Adzeux801/
Gadzeu801/
Aizu752,831/
Azuh752,366/
Azou751,198/
Azui75465/
Azzu75455/
Hazu75453/
Edzu7578/
Atzu7562/
Azau7551/
Azeu7528/
Auzu7522/
Azuj7522/
Adsu7518/
Aazu7513/
Azsu754/
Aezu754/
Azhu753/
Ayzu753/
Azuy753/
Odzu751/
Adxu751/
Auzou671,603/
Azzou671,155/
Hazou67670/
Adzoe67487/
Hazzu67427/
Hazui67418/
Hazeu67261/
Aazou67173/
Gadsu67132/
Edzou6770/
Hadsu6731/
Edzau6721/
Adsud6719/
Azhuh6719/
Hazhu6712/
Hauzu679/
Hazau678/
Hajzu677/
Gatzu676/
Aizou676/
Azouh675/
Haizu674/
Adzoo674/
Odzou674/
Aizhu674/
Adsut674/
Azhau672/
Adsou671/
Hazuy671/
Auzeu671/
Azuuh671/
Ayzou671/
Ahazu671/

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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 Adzu
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