Aderewa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Aderewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aderewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Aderewa (43) may also be a first name.

Aderewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aderewa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aderewa? popularity and diffusion

Aderewa is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aderewa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aderewa is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Aderewa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Aderewa is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 80 percent are found and Kogi, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Aderewa exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aderewo8619/
Adarewa8617/
Adaarewa8030/
Adereeva8025/
Hadarewa803/
Aderieva802/
Adaarehwa757/
Oderawa7154/
Adarawa7144/
Aderowo7115/
Aderibe7111/
Adareva7110/
Aderebo714/
Aderebi711/
Adaareva6711/
Odereeva6710/
Oderieva672/
Adareeva672/
Aderebho671/
Audyreva671/
Godereva671/
Adeariwo671/
Aderojue671/
Adorowah671/
Adireeva671/

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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 Aderewa
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