Abduwa Surname

72,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2991:28,1222,392
Philippines4721:214,48833,410
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293

Abduwa (360) may also be a first name.

Abduwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abduwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abduwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,703rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,075,176 people. The surname Abduwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Abduwa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458,892nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 360 people.

The surname Abduwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,299 people, or 1 in 28,122. In Nigeria Abduwa is most common in: Katsina, where 94 percent reside, Jigawa, where 1 percent reside and Kano, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Abduwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Abduwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Abdouwat865/
Gabdouwa863/
Abdouywa861/
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Abduba834,517/
Abduwi83203/
Abdouwahe801/
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Abdueva77181/
Abduvap7727/
Abdouwi779/
Abdouba777/
Abdooua773/
Abdubai772/
Abduhua772/
Abdubau771/
Abdouwe771/
Abdubah771/
Abduvay771/
Abduvaz771/
Abdouua771/
Abdhuba771/
Abduvait7127/
Abdubhai713/
Abdoubah712/
Abduvaid712/
Abdoubha711/
Abduwhid711/
Abdowi675/
Abdube671/
Abduvaaja671/
Abdubi671/
Abdiva671/
Abdieva627,562/
Abdubii628/
Abdivay622/
Abdubhi621/
Abdoube621/
Obdueva621/
Abdoeva621/
Abduvoit571/

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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 Abduwa
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