Adogwa Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Adogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adogwa (14) may also be a first name.

Adogwa Last Name Facts

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

Adogwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adogwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Adogwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Adogwa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adogwa is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The surname Adogwa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Adogwa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 71 percent reside, Niger, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adogba83657/
Adokwa83205/
Adegwa8390/
Odogwa8318/
Adagwa8312/
Adogwo8310/
Edogwa835/
Adogwe833/
Adughwa7729/
Adhagwa7720/
Edogwai779/
Adagwai775/
Edougwa774/
Adougba773/
Odongwa773/
Adokwah771/
Adoukwa771/
Adougwe771/
Adhogba771/
Aadokwa771/
Adokwua771/
Adoikwa771/
Adangwea7123/
Aduungwa711/
Adangwah711/
Adungway711/
Adoungwe711/
Adagba674,890/
Adugba671,153/
Adokwe67629/
Adukwa67555/
Adogbo67427/
Adakwa67305/
Edegwa67255/
Odogba67173/
Odogwo67121/
Adogbe67102/
Edokwa6733/
Adoungwei6731/
Adagwi6728/
Odegwa6726/
Edagwa6722/
Edogwo6719/
Adekwa6715/
Odagwa6714/
Odugwa6712/
Odokwa6711/
Adogue678/
Adagwo675/
Odogwe675/
Adugua673/
Odogwy673/
Adugwe672/
Odogua672/
Adagua672/
Adokua671/
Adogui671/
Adoguo671/
Ashdagwah670/

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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 Adogwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis