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

Mallam Adam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mallam Adam reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Mallam Adam is mostly found in: Yobe, where 51 percent reside, Borno, where 44 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside.

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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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