Ádám Surname

48,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ádám Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ádám Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary10,2331:95997
Romania2311:86,91710,121
Slovakia1791:29,8135,202
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ádam (14), Adám (11), Àdám (1) & Adam (1,950,645) are calculated separately.

Ádám (23,386) may also be a first name.

Ádám Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ádám is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ádam, Adám, Àdám or Adam. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ádám? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,423rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 684,277 people. The last name Ádám occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ádám reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 33,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 23,386 people.

Ádám is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 10,233 people, or 1 in 959. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Hungary this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ádam9214/
Adám9211/
Àdám921/
Ádámi8919/
Adam831,950,645/
Ádom7538/
Ádámová73171/
Adámi6781/
Adámy6780/
Ádamo673/

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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 Ádám
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