Adaw Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Adaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Adaw (523) may also be a first name.

Adaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adaw (Arabic: أضو, Tibetan: ཨ་དའུ་) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adaw is the 609,992nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Adaw reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 369,131st most widespread given name in the world, borne by 523 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 30,504. Apart from Somalia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Adaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adawe894,564/
Adhaw8936/
Aidaw8917/
Aydaw8912/
Addaw899/
Adaaw896/
Hadaw892/
Adaws891/
Aadaw891/
Ahdaw891/
Addawe80164/
Adaawe8015/
Aidawe8012/
Aadhaw807/
Adhawe805/
Aedeaw804/
Haydaw804/
Gaydaw802/
Hadawe802/
Haddaw802/
Gaidaw801/
Adahaw801/
Gaddaw801/
Audhaw801/
Adow7542,310/
Adab7526,110/
Adav752,601/
Adaf75165/
Odaw7554/
Edaw7550/
Adabowa731/
Adafowa731/
Aadhawe731/
Adhav6711,286/
Addow674,342/
Hadab672,178/
Adowa671,115/
Addab67767/
Adova67706/
Adowe67516/
Hadow67344/
Hadaf67212/
Adeab67194/
Gadaf67121/
Hadav67111/
Gadav6798/
Aadav6784/
Adafe6762/
Aadab6747/
Aydav6728/
Adhab6726/
Odawe6725/
Ahdaf6725/
Adaph6722/
Asdaf6717/
Adoow6715/
Adabh6714/
Odhaw6711/
Edhaw6710/
Adaiv6710/
Haydahaw679/
Adouw678/
Adhow676/
Adahv676/
Adaib676/
Audab674/
Adaub674/
Eadab673/
Adaif673/
Aidow673/
Aidab672/
Audav672/
Adoiw672/
Addav672/
Ahdav672/
Adavh672/
Addaf671/
Hedaw671/
Eadav671/
Aadaf671/
Eidaw671/
Adgav671/
Atdow671/
Adauv671/
Adasf671/
Adavs671/
Audow670/

Adaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adaw in the Tibetan language
ཨ་དའུ་ada'u-
Adaw in the Arabic language
أضوadw-
أدوadw-

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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
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  • 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 Adaw
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