Adawo Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Adawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Benin141:738,25740,906
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adawo (47) may also be a first name.

Adawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adawo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adawo is the 959,117th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adawo live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adawo is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.

Adawo is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 43 percent reside, Rivers, where 38 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Adawo exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Adawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adawoy9188/
Adaiwo9120/
Adawou9117/
Adawho9111/
Adeawo917/
Adaawo913/
Adhawo911/
Adawoa911/
Adawos911/
Addawoo8333/
Adawood832/
Adahwoh831/
Hadawoo831/
Adawa805,178/
Adabo801,985/
Odawo80515/
Adewo80164/
Edawo8033/
Adavo8031/
Adowo8015/
Addawood77239/
Hadawa73469/
Adaboh73439/
Adohwo7363/
Adabou7356/
Addawa7330/
Adeabo7327/
Hedawo7319/
Adawua7312/
Adowho7312/
Adaibo7311/
Adawah739/
Edeawo737/
Adeawa735/
Adawaï735/
Adaboo734/
Aidawa733/
Adaboi733/
Aadewo733/
Adowou733/
Adewoh733/
Adaiwa732/
Odhawo732/
Adavos732/
Adowgo732/
Addabo732/
Adajuo732/
Eadawa732/
Gadowo732/
Adhawa732/
Adavoh731/
Aydawa731/
Edawou731/
Odawoh731/
Adauwa731/
Adavou731/
Adaawa731/
Adgawa731/
Aidabo731/
Hadabo731/
Adeuwo731/
Ajdawa731/
Adewoo731/
Aedowo731/
Adaabo731/
Hedawoo6721/
Ahadawa6717/
Hadabou678/
Hadewou678/
Aidewou675/
Adaevoh674/
Haidawa674/
Aedewoy672/
Hadawah672/
Hadowou671/
Haidabo671/
Hadaiwa671/
Hadawha671/
Gadhavo671/
Adohwou671/
Adouwoi671/
Adaibou671/
Aaidawa671/
Adaiboo671/
Gadawah671/
Adeaubo671/

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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 Adawo
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