Adown Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Adown Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 353 | 1:501,821 | 25,034 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adown (81) may also be a first name.
Adown Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adown Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adown occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adown.
How Common Is The Last Name Adown? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 793,288th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adown reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adown is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 81 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 501,821. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 85 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Adown
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