Adiwu Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Adiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2761:641,82230,209
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adiwu (46) may also be a first name.

Adiwu Last Name Facts

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

Adiwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adiwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Adiwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adiwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 46 people.

The surname Adiwu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria Adiwu is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 54 percent are found, Plateau, where 22 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adiwou9112/
Adiewu916/
Adijwu911/
Adiowgu835/
Adhiwou831/
Adiohwu831/
Adibu80465/
Aduwu80212/
Adewu8025/
Adivu805/
Ediwu803/
Odiwu803/
Adewui73560/
Adibou7367/
Odhiwu7349/
Adewuy7322/
Adeewu7321/
Hadibu7313/
Adeibu738/
Odiewu735/
Adewus735/
Agyiwu733/
Adeweu733/
Adujwu732/
Adeivu731/
Odiowu731/
Gadewu731/
Hadibou6723/
Hadewou678/
Aidewou675/
Adewuis671/
Addewuy671/
Addaibu671/
Adaibou671/

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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 Adiwu
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