Dadabu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dadabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dadabu 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
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dadabu (20) may also be a first name.

Dadabu Last Name Facts

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

Dadabu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dadabu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dadabu is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Dadabu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

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
Dadabou926/
Dadabau921/
Dadabhau8616/
Daddabou865/
Dadavu8313/
Dadawu8311/
Dadobu831/
Dadabhouy802/
Daidebu77146/
Dadobou7745/
Dedabou771/
Dhadavu771/
Daudawu771/
Dhadhavu711/
Dadashvui671/
Dadeuwou571/
Doudoubou5384/
Dodovu50254/
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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 Dadabu
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