Adwaka Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Adwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Adwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adwaka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adwaka is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Adwaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adwaka reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Adwaka is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aduaka | 83 | 565 | / |
| Adweka | 83 | 55 | / |
| Adwoka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Adwaki | 83 | 17 | / |
| Odwaka | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edwaka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Adbaka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Adwako | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aduako | 67 | 576 | / |
| Atuaka | 67 | 241 | / |
| Atweka | 67 | 224 | / |
| Odwoka | 67 | 203 | / |
| Adweko | 67 | 163 | / |
| Adwoko | 67 | 113 | / |
| Adwoki | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oduaka | 67 | 32 | / |
| Odwako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Adbaki | 67 | 7 | / |
| Edvaka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aduoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adboka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atwaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odwaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Advake | 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 Adwaka
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