Adwaa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adwaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Adwaa (4,136) may also be a first name.

Adwaa Last Name Facts

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

Adwaa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwaa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Adwaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Adwaa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Adwaa is also the 108,106th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4,136 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Adwaa is most numerous in: Agago District, where 20 percent are found, Gulu District, where 20 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Adwaa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Yemen, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwaya9124/
Gadwaa911/
Adwa891,653/
Hadwaya8318/
Adwoa804,417/
Atwaa80310/
Adway80117/
Hadwa8084/
Adhwa8042/
Aedwa8022/
Adwah8013/
Aduaa809/
Odwaa808/
Aidwa807/
Adwai804/
Asdwa801/
Adbaa801/
Addwa801/
Adwha801/
Gadwah73233/
Adwaih73202/
Aduaya73110/
Adweya73109/
Hadway7390/
Adwiya7331/
Adwaye7328/
Hadwah7316/
Adwaie738/
Adwash734/
Gadwau734/
Advaya732/
Hadwat732/
Hadwad732/
Adwawe732/
Hadwai732/
Aidwad731/
Adhwas731/
Aadwat731/
Gadwaj731/
Atwaia731/
Adweah731/
Gadwae731/
Audwai731/
Hadbaa731/
Audway730/
Atwa6724,703/
Adua672,555/
Adwy67982/
Adwiyah67387/
Adba67233/
Odwa67222/
Adwi67214/
Edwa67176/
Adwe67169/
Advaiah6725/
Adva6724/
Adwo6711/
Headway678/
Eadwayo674/
Haddway673/
Gadhway672/
Aaidwad672/
Hadbaha671/
Hadhwai671/
Adwiyat671/
Hadbaia671/

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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 Adwaa
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