Mallam Adam Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Mallam Adam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mallam Adam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Niger231:834,43619,133

Mallam Adam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mallam Adam has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mallam Adam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallam Adam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Mallam Adam is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mallam Adam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Mallam Adam is most numerous in: Yobe, where 51 percent live, Borno, where 44 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live.

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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 Mallam Adam
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