Adekwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Adekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Adekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adekwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adekwa is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adekwa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Adekwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 90 percent live and Cross River, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Adekwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadekwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adekwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adakwa | 83 | 305 | / |
| Adokwa | 83 | 205 | / |
| Adegwa | 83 | 90 | / |
| Adikwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Adekwe | 83 | 30 | / |
| Adekua | 83 | 7 | / |
| Odekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Edekwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Adiekwe | 77 | 57 | / |
| Adekweh | 77 | 11 | / |
| Adaakwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Adakwah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hodekwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Adiekwo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adakwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aadokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adoikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwue | 71 | 48 | / |
| Adiekwuo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Houdekwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Adiekweh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adaakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adiekweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edegwa | 67 | 255 | / |
| Adegba | 67 | 160 | / |
| Adikwe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Odekwo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Adegwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Adogwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Odikwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Edokwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Odegwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Adakwo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Adikwo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Odekwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Adagwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Adigwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adakua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Edikwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Edekua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Odekua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adekue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adegua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adikua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heudeukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adikwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adokua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odakwa | 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 Adekwa
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