Adogwu Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Adogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Adogwu (58) may also be a first name.
Adogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adogwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adogwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adogwu is the 1,006,539th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adogwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 58 people.
The last name Adogwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 702,947. In Nigeria Adogwu is most common in: Benue, where 62 percent live, Niger, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adoegwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Odogwu | 83 | 5,822 | / |
| Adokwu | 83 | 733 | / |
| Adegwu | 83 | 515 | / |
| Adagwu | 83 | 67 | / |
| Edogwu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Adugwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Adogbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odougwu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Adoikwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Adaugwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odhogwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Otdogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oduogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odogkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odoghwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adeugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odogwgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adegwuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adoukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adangwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adougbou | 71 | 58 | / |
| Adougbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adukwu | 67 | 4,788 | / |
| Odugwu | 67 | 547 | / |
| Adekwu | 67 | 337 | / |
| Odegwu | 67 | 217 | / |
| Odokwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Adakwu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Edegwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adugbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odagwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odogbu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Adagbu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Edagwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odoqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adogwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis