Adawa Surname

92,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Adawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6791:105,5057,085
Kenya1,6251:28,4183,148
Cameroon5811:35,7474,810
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Djibouti2251:4,066333
Niger531:362,11410,354
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Adawa (1,386) may also be a first name.

Adawa Last Name Facts

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

Adawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻭﻩ, Hindi: ाडवा, Marathi: आडवा) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adawa is the 92,303rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,407,406 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adawa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 210,279th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,386 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,679 people, or 1 in 105,505. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 22 percent live, Niger, where 12 percent live and Imo, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Adawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adaway91876/
Hadawa91469/
Adawai9173/
Addawa9130/
Adawua9112/
Adawah919/
Adawaï915/
Adeawa915/
Aidawa913/
Adhawa912/
Adaiwa912/
Eadawa912/
Ajdawa911/
Adgawa911/
Adawoa911/
Aydawa911/
Adauwa911/
Adaawa911/
Hadaway834,094/
Addaway8363/
Ahadawa8317/
Haidawa834/
Hadawah832/
Gadawah831/
Gadaway831/
Aidawai831/
Aaidawa831/
Hadawai831/
Hadawha831/
Hadaiwa831/
Adawy8010,300/
Adawi809,093/
Odawa805,754/
Adawe804,564/
Adaba803,838/
Adewa801,501/
Adowa801,115/
Adava80561/
Adawo80272/
Edawa8011/
Haddaway771,112/
Aydhawha774/
Gadeauwa774/
Haidaway771/
Hadawayt771/
Haddawat771/
Haidawai771/
Headaway771/
Addawaha771/
Hadawuah771/
Adaeva732,777/
Adaweh731,848/
Hadawi731,590/
Odawaa731,072/
Adavat73579/
Hadawy73516/
Hadaba73172/
Adawey73170/
Addawe73164/
Adabay73129/
Adawee73128/
Hadava73106/
Adeiwa7396/
Adhava7390/
Adawoy7388/
Adhawi7373/
Adouwa7353/
Adavad7350/
Addawi7346/
Adhawy7331/
Adaava7330/
Gadava7325/
Adawid7325/
Hadewa7321/
Adabai7321/
Adawei7321/
Adaiwo7320/
Adawou7317/
Adeuwa7316/
Aidava7316/
Adaawe7315/
Adaiba7313/
Aïdava7313/
Edeawa7313/
Edawai7312/
Adavah7312/
Aidawe7312/
Adawho7311/
Hedawa7310/
Adoywa7310/
Oudawa739/
Hadowa738/
Adaawi737/
Adeawo737/
Addaba737/
Addewa736/
Aadava736/
Adowah736/
Odaway736/
Adowaa736/
Adhawe735/
Adavai735/
Adoswa735/
Adasua735/
Adabea734/
Adhowa734/
Gadawy734/
Adawii734/
Audava733/
Addava733/
Adeaba733/
Adoway733/
Adaawo733/
Adoewa733/
Adahba733/
Aidaba733/
Hadawe732/
Adabaa732/
Adavas732/
Adabaj731/
Eddawa731/
Adaabe731/
Adaabi731/
Adavaa731/
Aadawi731/
Adawes731/
Adawos731/
Adewah731/
Odawai731/
Adaaba731/
Audaba731/
Odhawa731/
Odaawa731/
Oddawa731/
Ahdava731/
Ajdawi731/
Adhaba731/
Adohwa731/
Adowwa731/
Adaabo731/
Adawwe731/
Aydawi731/
Eadawy731/
Adoiwa731/
Adhawo731/
Adhewa731/
Adewaa731/
Adajba731/
Adaywi731/
Adawiy731/
Adeway730/
Adajuad672,530/
Adabhai67313/
Haddawi67271/
Aydaeva67254/
Haidava67249/
Adayuad67149/
Gadhawe67146/
Atdaeva6797/
Hadaeva6775/
Hadouwa6749/
Eadhawi6742/
Addawoo6733/
Aidaeva6731/
Adaibai6727/
Hadavai6723/
Adawees6721/
Gadavha6721/
Haddawy6719/
Godaway6718/
Adawieh6718/
Hadabai6718/
Adhaiba6716/
Hadavat6713/
Hadavas6713/
Hadabea6713/
Aadhava6712/
Hadavad6711/
Adavait679/
Adovaya677/
Hadeway676/
Gadhava674/
Addouwa674/
Ahdaiba674/
Hadoway673/
Adgavga673/
Odawaay673/
Gadouwa673/
Hadawayová673/
Adeabayowa673/
Hodawha673/
Hadabay673/
Aadavat672/
Aidabai672/
Adowaah672/
Adawood672/
Addaeva671/
Gadavay671/
Gadayva671/
Gaddava671/
Hadawoo671/
Haddaba671/
Adajuat671/
Adasuad671/
Aadhawe671/
Adeawyi671/
Adhavas671/
Adhavat671/
Aidavat671/
Aidhava671/
Adahwoh671/
Hotdawa671/
Haydava671/
Haîdava671/
Heidawa671/
Hatdava671/
Hadawey671/
Hadaawi671/
Haidaba671/
Hajdaba671/
Gadavai671/
Aidouwa671/
Ahadava671/
Ahadewa671/
Adheuwa671/
Adavash671/
Addabah671/
Addawid671/
Addawie671/
Eddaway671/
Asdouwa671/
Hedaywa671/
Gaddawi671/
Adawess671/
Adawiss671/
Adaabah671/
Addawih671/
Addowaa671/
Hadaiba671/
Hodaway670/

Adawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adawa in the Hindi language
ाडवाadava-
Adawa in the Marathi language
आडवाadava-
Adawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺩﻭﻩadwh33.33
ﺁﺩﻭﻩadwh33.33
ﺁﺩﻭadw33.33

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