Adowa Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Somalia

Adowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Uganda2351:166,12514,227
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Adowa (77) may also be a first name.

Adowa Last Name Facts

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

Adowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻭ) occurs most in Ghana. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adowa is the 331,780th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adowa are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most common forename worldwide, held by 77 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 21 percent reside.

Adowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Adowa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adouwa9153/
Adoywa9110/
Hadowa918/
Adowah916/
Adowaa916/
Adoswa915/
Adhowa914/
Adoway913/
Adohwa911/
Adowwa911/
Adoiwa911/
Adow8942,310/
Hadouwa8349/
Addouwa834/
Hadoway833/
Gadouwa833/
Adowaah832/
Adobowa831/
Adafowa831/
Aidouwa831/
Adowgai831/
Adabowa831/
Asdouwa831/
Addowaa831/
Odowa807,767/
Adawa805,178/
Addow804,342/
Adoba801,030/
Adova80706/
Atowa80352/
Hadow80344/
Edowa80197/
Adowo8015/
Adoow8015/
Adouw808/
Adhow806/
Aidow803/
Adoiw802/
Atdow801/
Audow800/
Haddoway770/
Edowai736,271/
Haddow734,786/
Adobea733,166/
Odowaa732,130/
Adaway73876/
Adouba73689/
Adovas73572/
Hadawa73469/
Adowei73246/
Edoway73223/
Aydova73167/
Odhowa73124/
Adawai7373/
Adohwo7363/
Gadova7362/
Aidova7356/
Audova7354/
Hatowa7335/
Addawa7330/
Edowha7322/
Adovah7318/
Aduova7317/
Adeuwa7316/
Hadova7315/
Attowa7314/
Adowho7312/
Adawua7312/
Hadouw7311/
Asdova7310/
Adovat739/
Adawah739/
Gaidow735/
Haidow735/
Odoway735/
Adawaï735/
Odowah734/
Odowat734/
Aïdoba734/
Odowai734/
Aidoba733/
Adowou733/
Aidawa733/
Adhawa732/
Gatowa732/
Gadowo732/
Adovaz732/
Adowgo732/
Eadawa732/
Addows731/
Haydow731/
Easdow731/
Hadows731/
Aadova731/
Ahdova731/
Gaudow731/
Aedowo731/
Ajdawa731/
Hedowa731/
Gaydow731/
Adgawa731/
Adobai731/
Adawoa731/
Aydawa731/
Aduoba731/
Adaawa731/
Hadoba731/
O'Dowa730/
Haidowatz718/
Adab6726,110/
Ahadova676,128/
Hadaway674,094/
Adav672,601/
Addobea671,390/
Adov67768/
Adaw67507/
Gaydova67406/
Adaf67165/
Haidoba67104/
Gajdova6798/
Addaway6763/
Haidova6751/
Gaidova6729/
Adavova6724/
Adof6720/
Hodoway6719/
Oudouwa6718/
Ahadawa6717/
Odow6713/
Adob6713/
Hajdova6713/
Adoubai6712/
Eddowai676/
Edoowai675/
Adoubah674/
Haidawa674/
Gaudova672/
Hadawah672/
Hattowa671/
Edouwah671/
Gadawah671/
Gadaway671/
Haddoow671/
Adoibah671/
Adovath671/
Aidawai671/
Aaidawa671/
Edouwai671/
Auduoba671/
Adovahe671/
Athowna671/
Odowaay671/
Godouwa671/
Hadawai671/
Hadawha671/
Hadddow671/
Hadobau671/
Hadouba671/
Hadowou671/
Gaddouw671/
Adheuwa671/
Adohwou671/
Adoubay671/
Adouwoi671/
Atchowa671/
Ağadova671/
Haitowa671/

Adowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺩﻭadw-

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Footnotes

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