Adelawa Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Adelawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1051:98,43411,231
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263

Adelawa (13) may also be a first name.

Adelawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adelawa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adelawa is the 1,222,957th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adelawa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 98,434. In Benin Adelawa is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 82 percent reside, Zou Department, where 7 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adelauwa931/
Adelahwa931/
Adelewa86140/
Adilawa8690/
Adelowa8619/
Adelawo8617/
Adelaba868/
Adelawe864/
Odelawa863/
Adalawa862/
Adelawy861/
Adelavad804/
Adelabau803/
Adelaeva803/
Adilawais751/
Aadelavad751/
Adalawaha751/
Adelowo7111,825/
Adelabi71663/
Adeleva71150/
Adelova71143/
Adeloba7183/
Adilewa7171/
Adelabo7121/
Adolawo7119/
Adalawo7112/
Adelabe719/
Adylowa719/
Adelowe717/
Adelewo714/
Odelewa714/
Adhelabhai713/
Adolowa711/
Adilaba711/
Adilawe711/
Adelabou67739/
Gadelova6738/
Adalaeva6719/
Adealabi6710/
Adiliaba678/
Adeulova678/
Adilaeva676/
Adaelowo673/
Adallawo673/
Adeleeva673/
Hedjlawa672/
Adelowoy672/
Adylaeva672/
Hadolava671/
Aydelova671/
Hadelova671/

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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 Adelawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis