Adawu Surname
Approximately 810 people bear this surname
Adawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adawu (48) may also be a first name.
Adawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adawu is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Adawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 426,610th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adawu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adawu is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 48 people.
The surname Adawu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Barring Ghana it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adawus | 91 | 36 | / |
| Adawou | 91 | 17 | / |
| Hadawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haydawu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hadhawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adabu | 80 | 491 | / |
| Adavu | 80 | 113 | / |
| Odawu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Adowu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Adewu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Edawu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Assdawut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adhavu | 73 | 694 | / |
| Adewui | 73 | 560 | / |
| Gadavu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Adabou | 73 | 56 | / |
| Adewuy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Adeewu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Adaabu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adhabu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hedawu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aadavu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hadavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hodawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adeabu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adeweu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adowui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adavuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odauwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addawoo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Asdavut | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hadewou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hadabou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haddabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aidewou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adahavu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Addewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Addaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adohwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaddavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadabuy | 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 Adawu
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