Adangwa Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Adangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Adangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adangwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adangwa? popularity and diffusion
Adangwa is the 2,168,711th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Adangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adangwa are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon Adangwa is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adangwea | 93 | 23 | / |
| Adangwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Adangba | 86 | 749 | / |
| Adankwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Adangwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Odangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adankwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Adaangba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adeangwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adangbe | 71 | 309 | / |
| Adangbo | 71 | 104 | / |
| Adangui | 71 | 56 | / |
| Adangue | 71 | 18 | / |
| Adankwo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Odangba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adongba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Odongwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adankwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Odangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadangue | 67 | 64 | / |
| Aidangbe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Godongwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adaingbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adoungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adongwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidangba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adangwa
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