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
Adawu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adawu is the 426,610th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adawu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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