Adakwu Surname
1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Adakwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 151 | 1:1,173,131 | 47,714 |
Adakwu (79) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaikwu | 92 | 362 | / |
| Adaukwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Adankwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Adaakwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adokwu | 83 | 733 | / |
| Adekwu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Adagwu | 83 | 67 | / |
| Edakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odaikwu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Adoikwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Adeikwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adeukwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adeagwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adaugwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adoukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adangwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adaigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aduikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adegwu | 67 | 515 | / |
| Adogwu | 67 | 253 | / |
| Odokwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Odahiekwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Odagwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odekwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adagbu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Edekwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edagwu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Adakwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis