Aldawa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Aldawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aldawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Aldawa (31) may also be a first name.

Aldawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aldawa is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Aldawa live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. Aldawa is also the 1,874,099th most common forename on earth, held by 31 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Aldawa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldawat92548/
Aldawas92503/
Aldawai9278/
Aldawea9225/
Aldawad924/
Aldaway921/
Aldawaa921/
Haldawa921/
Aldawayd86291/
Aldawash86167/
Haldaway8615/
Aldaewaa8613/
Aldawwas861/
Aldawaya861/
Aldawaud861/
Aldawass861/
Aldawway861/
Aldhawai861/
Aldahwah861/
Aldaways860/
Aldaba837,929/
Aldawi834,451/
Aldava832,520/
Aldawy83492/
Eldawa83183/
Aldawe837/
Aldaawadh801/
Haldawach800/
Aldabai772,310/
Galdava77602/
Aldaeva77366/
Aldawod77292/
Aldhawi77222/
Aldabaa77195/
Aldavaz77150/
Aldabah7780/
Aldahwi7735/
Galdawe7715/
Heldawa7712/
Haldava778/
Aldavas774/
Eldawai774/
Aldabay772/
Alldawi772/
Aldewwa771/
Aldabea771/
Aldawih771/
Aldowas771/
Aldawer771/
Aldabha771/
Eldaway771/
Eldawah771/
Aldavad771/
Holdawa771/
Holdaway714,185/
Aldawish71803/
Aldawoud71295/
Aldowais71201/
Goldaway7127/
Aldahabi7119/
Galdavai7115/
Aldahbaj719/
Alddabaa714/
Aldabahy712/
Haldaeva712/
Aldaybah711/
Aldowadh711/
Holdawat711/
Aldhabaa711/
Aldabajh711/
Eldawaha711/
Heldaway710/
Aldave678,478/
Aldabe67781/
Aldaweesh67281/
Aldabi67242/
Aldabo67205/
Aldova67143/
Aldeva6722/
Aldavo6717/
Aldabó677/
Eldawo675/
Aldaby675/
Aldowy674/
Aldavi673/
Aldawhood671/
Alddawees671/
Aldoba'ai671/
Aldowaish671/
Aldowi671/
Aldhahabi671/

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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
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  • 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 Aldawa
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