Aduwu Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aduwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aduwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Aduwu (19) may also be a first name.

Aduwu Last Name Facts

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

Aduwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aduwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,136,896th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Aduwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aduwu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 45 percent reside, Kaduna, where 19 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Aduwu Last Name Statistics demography

Aduwu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adujwu912/
Adubu80818/
Adiwu80278/
Eduwu8082/
Oduwu8043/
Adowu8026/
Oduewu7371/
Eduwhu7322/
Adubui7314/
Odhuwu7311/
Adubau737/
Adiewu736/
Aduubu732/
Adowui732/
Adoubu732/
Aduwoo731/
Odouwu731/
Edujwu731/
Addubu731/
Odauwu731/
Hadubu731/
Gaduvu731/
Adoubou6745/
Audubui671/
Aduubuu671/
Adoubui671/

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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 Aduwu
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