Adwek Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adwek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2161:180,73715,048
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Adwek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adwek occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Adwek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adwek reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 180,737. In Uganda Adwek is most frequent in: Kole District, where 46 percent are found, Oyam District, where 21 percent are found and Apac District, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adweek9158/
Adweck911/
Adwik804/
Odwek803/
Atwek802/
Adwex801/
Headweek771/
Adwick7385/
Adwikh7316/
Edweik735/
Adveks733/
Adwaik733/
Adueke732/
Edweïk731/
Adbeck731/
Edweyk731/
Hadwick67484/
Hadveck6713/
Edweick676/
Hatweek674/

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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 Adwek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis