Adwo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Adwo Last Name Facts

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

Adwo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Adwo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adwo reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Amolatar District, where 33 percent are found, Alebtong District, where 17 percent are found and Kaabong District, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwoa894,417/
Adwou892/
Adwoo892/
Adwwo892/
Adwoh891/
Adwod891/
Ahdwot801/
Hadwot801/
Adwa751,653/
Aduo75667/
Adbo75307/
Atwo75111/
Odwo758/
Advo758/
Edwo751/
Aidewou735/
Headwot731/
Adbou67357/
Aduot6796/
Hadwa6784/
Adhwa6742/
Atwoo6731/
Aedwa6722/
Gaduo6714/
Adwah6713/
Aidwa677/
Adwaa677/
Atwod676/
Hadbo675/
Adboy675/
Adboi675/
Haduo675/
Adboh673/
Atwot672/
Aiduo672/
Hatwo672/
Auduo671/
Asdwa671/
Odhwo671/
Odwoa671/
Eidwo671/
Adduo671/
Aduop671/
Autwo671/
Advot671/
Edwou671/
Edwho671/
Advou671/
Adweu671/
Adtuo671/
Addwa671/
Adwha671/
Godwo671/
Edwoo671/
Athwo671/

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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 Adwo
  • 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