Adewum Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Adewum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Adewum (20) may also be a first name.

Adewum Last Name Facts

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

Adewum occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Adewum.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adewum are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Adewum is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 35 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewume928/
Adewuim921/
Adewwumm861/
Adewun8311/
Odewum831/
Adewuin775/
Adewune775/
Adeboum771/
Adeswun771/
Adewgun771/
Adewusin718/
Adewon67128/
Adebumowa6740/
Adavum676/
Adebun673/
Adeboun62214/
Adaibum6212/
Adevoun628/
Adejwon624/
Adiwung622/
Odebun503/
Adibun501/

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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 Adewum
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