Awadu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Awadu (33) may also be a first name.

Awadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awadu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awadu is the 3,100,440th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Awadu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awadu is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

The surname Awadu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 30 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awadou9127/
Hawadu913/
Auwadu911/
Awwadu911/
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Hawadou8331/
Ahwadou836/
Awhaudu833/
Awadout831/
Awadouh831/
Awaydou831/
Hawaidu831/
Hauwadu831/
Awodu80422/
Avadu80356/
Ewadu80291/
Abadu80154/
Awedu807/
Owadu802/
Awaidhut771/
Ahawadou771/
Awahadou771/
Eawayduh771/
Abadou735,702/
Avadut7383/
Awoudu7370/
Gavadu7343/
Ewaudu7311/
Abaidu739/
Abadau737/
Habadu736/
Avaadu736/
Ahwodu734/
Awoodu732/
Avadhu732/
Avasdu732/
Abadui732/
Awadoo731/
Abaudu731/
Abadeu731/
Ohwadu731/
Avadou731/
Awodou731/
Avadud731/
Eavadu731/
Ahvadu731/
Avadup731/
Obaadu731/
Hawodu731/
Aweudu731/
Abaddu731/
Avadau731/
Awoudou67375/
Avadhut67255/
Owaidou6717/
Auvadut672/
Aibadou672/
Abaadou672/
Ouwadou671/
Gavadau671/
Aubaidu671/
Aabadou671/
Habadou671/
Avadutt671/
Avadhuj671/
Haivadu671/
Abaddou671/
Abaidou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awadu
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