Adukwa Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Adukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 499 | 1:354,996 | 19,137 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Adukwa (71) may also be a first name.
Adukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adukwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Adukwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Adukwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 568,972nd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adukwa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 71 people.
The last name Adukwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 354,996. In Nigeria Adukwa is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 62 percent live, Nasarawa, where 16 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Adukwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adukwah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Adoukwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adunkwah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Adukwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Edukwa | 83 | 247 | / |
| Adokwa | 83 | 205 | / |
| Adikwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Adukwe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Adukwo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Odukwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Adughwa | 77 | 29 | / |
| Edukwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Edoukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aduikwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aadokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oduekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auduikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adiekwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adungway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aduungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adugba | 67 | 1,153 | / |
| Odukwe | 67 | 808 | / |
| Adokwe | 67 | 629 | / |
| Adogwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Odikwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Odukwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Adikwo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Odugwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Odokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adigwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Edikwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Adugua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adikua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adokua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heudeukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odukua | 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 Adukwa
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