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

Adwet occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Adwet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. Adwet is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 61 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Adwet is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 82 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 6 percent reside and Siaya County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 45 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Adwet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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