Adwet Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Adwet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adwet Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Adwet (61) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Adwet Demographics

Adwet Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Adwet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adwet is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adwet are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 61 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Adwet is most common in: Kisumu County, where 82 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 6 percent are found and Siaya County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Kenya Adwet exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 45 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.

Adwet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwete91120/
Adwett914/
Adweet913/
Adwest911/
Adweate831/
Hadweth831/
Atwet80456/
Aduet806/
Advet804/
Edwet803/
Odwet801/
Atwett734/
Adwait733/
Atwete732/
Aduett731/
Adouet731/
Hodwett671/
Adhwith671/
Hadweid671/
Aduette670/
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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 Adwet
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