Adewusi Surname

30,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,6871:10,6161,115
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2331:239,13319,651
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Gambia91:213,717372
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Adewusi (743) may also be a first name.

Adewusi Last Name Facts

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

Adewusi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewusi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,654th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 418,392 people. Adewusi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adewusi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adewusi is also the 301,729th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 743 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,687 people, or 1 in 10,616. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 19 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Adewusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Adewusi surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Adewusi are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Adewusi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.36% more than the national average, earning R 564,048 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $38,922 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Adewusi
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