Adevu Surname
Approximately 1,870 people bear this surname
Adevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,801 | 1:15,003 | 1,939 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Adevu (246) may also be a first name.
Adevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adevu occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adevu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 218,907th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,897,083 people. Adevu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adevu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569,299th most common first name internationally, held by 246 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,801 people, or 1 in 15,003. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adevuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adevou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adeivu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aidevou | 83 | 35 | / |
| Aïdevou | 83 | 21 | / |
| Aîdevou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Addhevu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gadevau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adebu | 80 | 200 | / |
| Adavu | 80 | 113 | / |
| Edevu | 80 | 81 | / |
| Adewu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Adivu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Adovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adhavu | 73 | 694 | / |
| Adewui | 73 | 560 | / |
| Adewuy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Adeewu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Odievu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Adeibu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Adiewu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Adewus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aadavu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Adebou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hadavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adebui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adeabu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adeweu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adoveu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edeuvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adempu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adavuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadewou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aidewou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adahavu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Addewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audebau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adebuua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adewuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adiebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adebhau | 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 Adevu
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