Adawai Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Adawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Adawaï (5) are calculated separately.
Adawai (20) may also be a first name.
Adawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adawai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Adawaï. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adawai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Adawai are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 20 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 40 percent reside, Kaduna, where 29 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Adawai
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