Adwa Surname

241,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Adwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Israel671:127,72613,864
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Adwa (2,484) may also be a first name.

Adwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwa? popularity and diffusion

Adwa is the 241,646th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,408,679 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Adwa are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 148,161st most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 2,484 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Adwa Last Name Statistics demography

Adwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwoa894,417/
Adway89117/
Hadwa8984/
Adhwa8942/
Aedwa8922/
Adwah8913/
Aidwa897/
Adwaa897/
Adwai894/
Asdwa891/
Addwa891/
Adwha891/
Gadwah80233/
Adwaih80202/
Hadway8090/
Hadwah8016/
Gadwau804/
Adwash804/
Hadwai802/
Hadwad802/
Hadwat802/
Gadwaa801/
Gadwaj801/
Adhwas801/
Aidwad801/
Aadwat801/
Adweah801/
Audwai801/
Audway800/
Atwa7524,703/
Adua752,555/
Adwy75982/
Adba75233/
Odwa75222/
Adwi75214/
Edwa75176/
Adwe75169/
Adva7524/
Adwo7511/
Headway738/
Haddway733/
Aaidwad732/
Gadhway732/
Hadhwai731/
Gadua671,634/
Attwa671,250/
Hadba67999/
Atwah67889/
Atwaa67310/
Atwau67248/
Atway67157/
Audua67156/
Atwea67153/
Adwey67123/
Atwai67100/
Addua6790/
Adwee6787/
Adbay6744/
Adbai6732/
Ajdwe6723/
Edway6722/
Hadua6720/
Hatwa6720/
Advat6718/
Asdwi6717/
Advad6717/
Hedwa6717/
Gadva6716/
Aadva6715/
Adwei6715/
Adtua6712/
Hadwe6711/
Adhva6711/
Aduaa679/
Odwaa678/
Hadwi677/
Odway677/
Aidua677/
Atwua676/
Advay676/
Agywa675/
Advah675/
Hadva674/
Aduad674/
Atwwa674/
Atwaz673/
Aduat673/
Eidwa673/
Edwah672/
Adwwo672/
Odwua672/
Adwoo672/
Odwas672/
Adwou672/
Eadua672/
Odwoa671/
Adhua671/
Aduas671/
Atwaj671/
Athwa671/
Adbau671/
Adwod671/
Hadwy671/
Adweh671/
Adweu671/
Adwii671/
Adwoh671/
Adbaa671/
Adbaj671/
Addwi671/
Autwa671/
Advai671/
Edhwa671/
Odhwa671/
Adbea671/
Adhwj671/
Advas671/

Adwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭadw-

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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
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  • 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 Adwa
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