Adewun Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Adewun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Adewun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adewun occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Adewun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Adewun is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adewun live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Adewun is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya Adewun exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 27 percent live.

Adewun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Adewun surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewuin925/
Adewune925/
Adeswun921/
Adewgun921/
Adewusin868/
Adewon83128/
Adewum8321/
Adebun833/
Adawun832/
Adowun832/
Adeboun77214/
Adevoun778/
Adejwon774/
Adiwung772/
Adewuim771/
Odawun6719/
Odebun673/
Adibun671/
Odewum671/
Adavun671/
Hatdibun574/
Adjuahoung501/

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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 Adewun
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