Adonwe Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Adonwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adonwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
Benin1401:73,8268,856

Adonwe (12) may also be a first name.

Adonwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adonwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adonwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Adonwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adonwe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adonwe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 81 percent are found, Enugu, where 8 percent are found and Benue, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Adonwe exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adounwe922/
Adonw914/
Adonwoue863/
Adonve8316/
Adanwe833/
Adomwe832/
Edonwe832/
Adounwi776/
Edoinwe771/
Adounwa771/
Adoumwe771/
Haddonw770/
Adonhoue7126/
Adanve6789/
Adombe6728/
Adanwa6725/
Adunbe6713/
Adanbe679/
Adonvi676/
Adunwa672/
Odanwe671/
Adanwi671/
Odonwa671/

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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 Adonwe
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