Adwoa Surname

105,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adwoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,3641:6,192853
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Adwoa (29,252) may also be a first name.

Adwoa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adwoa is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adwoa.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwoa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adwoa is the 105,944th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,649,886 people. The last name Adwoa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adwoa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adwoa is also the 28,446th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 29,252 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 4,364 people, or 1 in 6,192. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Adwoa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Adwoa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.89% less than the national average, earning $19,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwoau912/
Adwoah912/
Adwa891,653/
Adwo8911/
Adway80117/
Hadwa8084/
Adhwa8042/
Adwah8013/
Aidwa807/
Adwaa807/
Adwai804/
Adwoo802/
Adwou802/
Adwwo802/
Asdwa801/
Adwha801/
Addwa801/
Odwoa801/
Adwod801/
Adwoh801/
Gadwah73233/
Adwaih73202/
Adweya73109/
Hadway7390/
Adwiya7331/
Adwaye7328/
Adwaya7324/
Adouha7320/
Hadwah7316/
Adwaie738/
Adwash734/
Gadwau734/
Hadwat732/
Gaduoa732/
Hadwai732/
Adwawe732/
Hadwad732/
Adboua732/
Adweyo732/
Aadwat731/
Adwoye731/
Ahdwot731/
Atwoay731/
Adwoyo731/
Adweah731/
Advoja731/
Adhwas731/
Hadwot731/
Gadwaj731/
Gadwae731/
Gadwaa731/
Audwai731/
Audway730/
Atwa6724,703/
Adua672,555/
Adwy67982/
Aduo67667/
Adwiyah67387/
Adbo67307/
Adba67233/
Odwa67222/
Adwi67214/
Adwe67169/
Atwo67111/
Adva6724/
Hadwaya6718/
Headway678/
Odwo678/
Advo678/
Aidewou675/
Eadwayo674/
Haddway673/
Gadhway672/
Aduojah672/
Addouha671/
Hadhwai671/
Headwot671/
Adouhay671/
Adouhai671/
Adwiyat671/

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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 Adwoa
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