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.

Dadabu Surname Distribution Map

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

The last name Dadabu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible 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 commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Dadabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dadabu are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Dadabu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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  • 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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