Adewoju Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewoju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adewoju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
England21:27,859,030389,889

Adewoju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adewoju occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adewoju.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewoju? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Adewoju are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Adewoju is most numerous in: Oyo, where 40 percent live, Ogun, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeboju86213/
Adewaju865/
Adewuju863/
Adevoju861/
Adewoyu861/
Adewosu861/
Adewuyjiu751/
Odeboju71210/
Adebiju719/
Adewaoe711/
Adewuyu711/
Adebayou677/
Adebiu621/
Adeviu621/
Adiviju571/
Adibaou571/
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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 Adewoju
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