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
The last name Adevu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adevu? popularity and diffusion
Adevu is the 218,907th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Adevu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adevu is also the 569,299th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 246 people.
It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,801 people, or 1 in 15,003. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
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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