Ádam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ádam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ádam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Adam (1,950,645), Ádám (10,650), Adám (11) & Àdám (1) are calculated separately.

Ádam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ádam is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Adam, Ádám, Adám or Àdám. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ádam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ádam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ádam reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Ádam is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 444,704. In Slovakia Ádam is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 83 percent are found and Košice Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Hungary, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adam921,950,645/
Ádám9210,650/
Adám8311/
Àdám831/
Odam751,122/
Ádom7538/
Ádamová7312/
Adame6768,659/
Adham6755,680/
Odame6722,082/
Gadam6712,035/
Eidam676,088/
Aadam675,525/
Aidam674,102/
Godam673,424/
Hadam672,773/
Addam671,167/
Odham67440/
Audam67434/
Adaam67232/
Oddam67197/
Hodam67171/
Ahdam67160/
Adaim67148/
Eydam67143/
Asdam67106/
Adaum6772/
Aydam6757/
Oudam6757/
Adamm6755/
Oydam6730/
Adamt6728/
Eadam6724/
Adamn6721/
Adamd6719/
Adeam6716/
A'Dam6715/
Adasm6712/
Ohdam679/
Adahm678/
Odeam677/
Odaam677/
Odaum677/
Adamg677/
Adamh675/
Atdam674/
Odamc673/
O'Dam672/
Odamm672/
Eudam671/
Odamd671/
Ajdam671/
Oodam671/
Odamh671/
Adamq671/
Oidam671/
Odaym671/
Odgam671/
Adgam671/
Odaim670/

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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 Ádam
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