Jack Adams Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jack Adams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jack Adams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704

Jack Adams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jack Adams is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jack Adams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Jack Adams reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 50 percent are found. Other than South Africa Jack Adams exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jack-Adams901/
Jacadams893/
Jack Demas701/
Jacka-Thomas641/
Jacdmussy638/
Jacodemos632/
Jagatamisah578/
Jack-Thomas576/
Jacquet Oms571/
Jaco Tomaz501/

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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 Jack Adams
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