Adewami Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Adewami (15) may also be a first name.

Adewami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adewami occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adewami are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adewami is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

Adewami is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Ondo, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Adewami Last Name Statistics demography

Adewami earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewuami931/
Adebami86220/
Adewomi86203/
Odewami8643/
Adewemi8636/
Adewame861/
Adewoumi80573/
Addawami8015/
Adewuimi809/
Adeywemi803/
Adebamij803/
Odewaami801/
Adeweumi801/
Adewuomi801/
Adewoumie751/
Adebomi711,646/
Adebame717/
Adiwama716/
Odebami712/
Odewomi712/
Odewemi711/
Adiwamma679/
Adeboumi679/
Ajdebomi673/
Adaweumi671/
Edowamyi671/
Aadebomi671/

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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 Adewami
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