Addo is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Addo
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Addo

How popular is Addo?

Addo is common in Ghana.

Addo is ranked 3213 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Addos grew by 97.38863 per cent to 1285 since 2000 and ranked 20617 after elevating 12525 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 92.84 90.63
White 3.04 2.92
Others 2.1 4.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.48 1.54
Addo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 169090 people have been found who wears Addo as their family name. Addo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
746,494 India7
9,391 Guyana5
46,707 New Zealand5
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
11,480 Japan4
122,390 Belarus4
718 Liberia4
3,519 Benin3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
1,851 Togo3
21,529 Singapore2
15,999 Slovakia2
384 Guinea2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
41,879 Turkey2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
20,186 Kenya2
1,421 Gabon2
3,940 Ethiopia2
427 Somalia2
50,549 Georgia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
2,505 Congo1
880 Djibouti1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
799 British Virgin Islands1
38,830 Morocco1
10,958 Bangladesh1
28,746 Algeria1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
25,746 Finland1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,268 Mauritius1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,078 Lesotho1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
66,560 Philippines1
24,176 Qatar1
49,529 Israel1
971 Seychelles1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
16,640 Hong Kong1
1,005 The Gambia1
408 Åland1
19,533 Uruguay1
4,942 Libya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,873 Ireland44
49,869 Spain38
1,033 Iceland38
144,672 Ukraine24
313,372 Russia23
23,914 Denmark20
369,956 Indonesia14
113,815 Kazakhstan14
71,084 Czech Republic11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
13,957 Switzerland81
6,532 Scotland79
72,056 Italy78
22,440 Belgium74
30,613 Australia74
37,331 Netherlands58
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Addo:
11,469 Germany874
5,446 Cameroon595
19,321 South Africa310
16,468 Tanzania268
19,932 Canada179
6,446 Norway118
8,508 Sweden109
Countries with thousands of Addo:
393 Niger4,685
5,172 Nigeria4,585
19,989 United States1,609
4,799 England1,538
4,507 Egypt1,532
Countries with hundred thousands of Addo:
12 Ghana151,769
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Benedetto Addo was 4 years old when he migrated to New York on April 12, 1899. He lived in S.Fratello, Italy where he worked as farmer and took Saale from Genoa. 11 years old Bernardo Addo, Carmela Addo, aged 11, Farmer Domenico Addo, Doroleo Addo, aged 20, Francesco Addo, aged 35, Gaetano Addo (17) Country man, Laborer Giacomo Addo, Farm laborer Gioacchino Addo, and 14 other Addo around 37.5% of whom were laborer while others worked as country man and shoemaker, housewife migrated to US from Havre, Naples, Palermo, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

Addo Namesakes

  • Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, Politician
  • Kim Addonizio, Poet
  • Adeline Addo, Nana Akufo-Addo's mother
  • Aldo Addobbati, Film producer
  • Giuseppe Addobbati, Film actor
  • Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, Politician
  • Addoquaye Addo, Soccer player
  • Atta Addo, Musical Artist
  • Adeline Addo, Nana Akufo-Addo's mother
  • Paul Addo, Soccer player
  • In 2011 drama film, Death After Birth, William Addo portrayed Mr. Asare.

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