Cadaw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Cadaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cadaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Cadaw (10) may also be a first name.

Cadaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cadaw occurs most in Somalia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cadaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Cadaw live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Outside of Somalia Cadaw is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cadawe91566/
Caddaw919/
Chadaw913/
Caadaw911/
Cadaawe83455/
Cadow802,346/
Kadaw80118/
Cadav8096/
Cadab8021/
Cadaf802/
Zadaw801/
Chaideaw776/
Caddaawe774/
Caddow73500/
Chadav73307/
Cadoow73196/
Kadawe7370/
Chadow7359/
Cadhav7330/
Chadab7322/
Cadova7317/
Kadhaw7316/
Kaddaw736/
Cadabh734/
Qadawe734/
Cadaph731/
Cadavd731/
Caudow730/
Chadova672,099/
Chadhav6714/
Chhadav672/
Cajdova672/
Choddaw671/
Chaudab671/
Khadasw671/
Kaidawe671/

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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 Cadaw
  • 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