Headname Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Headname Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadnam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hadnam | 86 | 28 | / |
| Eidname | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gadname | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khadnam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chadnam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adnam | 77 | 114 | / |
| Ednam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Choednam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adhnam | 71 | 40 | / |
| Adnama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gednam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adnami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aidnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adnaam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yadnami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adinnam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gadngam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Audngam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedngam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ednaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadnoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ednamay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yodnaime | 63 | 2 | / |
| Khidngam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eidennammer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yadnamma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Adinnueme | 59 | 6 | / |
| Yodnam | 57 | 12 | / |
| Adhnom | 57 | 3 | / |
| Idnami | 57 | 3 | / |
| Yodngam | 53 | 13 | / |
| Oudngam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Adneyemi | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Headname
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis