Edowa Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Edowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Edowa (35) may also be a first name.

Edowa Last Name Facts

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

Edowa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Edowa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edowa reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edowa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Edowa is mostly found in: Cross River, where 76 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Edowa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edowai916,271/
Edoway91223/
Edowha9122/
Edouwa913/
Hedowa911/
Gedowa911/
Edow891,852/
Eddowai836/
Edoowai835/
Edabowa831/
Edouwai831/
Edouwah831/
Eddouwa831/
Odowa807,767/
Etowa801,189/
Adowa801,115/
Idowa80596/
Edoba80286/
Eddow8052/
Edova8015/
Edawa8011/
Hedow808/
Edowo807/
Edouw801/
Odowaa732,130/
Edouba73204/
Odhowa73124/
Edovas7392/
Eddows7342/
Edhowo7321/
Eddoba7315/
Hidowa7315/
Idouwa7313/
Edawai7312/
Edowtt7312/
Hedawa7310/
Gedova739/
Hadowa738/
Adowaa736/
Adowah736/
Odoway735/
Edeuwa735/
Odowah734/
Gedoow734/
Adhowa734/
Odowai734/
Adoway733/
Idowat732/
Hedova732/
Idowau732/
Edojua732/
Idowua732/
Edobaa732/
Eadawa732/
Adowwa731/
Adohwa731/
Idoiwa731/
Edovha731/
Edowei731/
Eduowo731/
Etsowa731/
Adoiwa731/
Aedowo731/
Yidowa731/
Yodowa731/
Estowa731/
Eddawa731/
Easdow731/
O'Dowa730/
Heddow730/
Idow678,683/
Edov6750/
Edaw6750/
Hodoway6719/
Edav6715/
Idobowa6714/
Hejdova678/
Edob676/
Hadoway673/
Edab672/
Adowaah672/
Iddouwa672/
Odowaay671/
Jdow671/
Edaf671/
Eidobay671/
Edoubha671/
Edouwei671/
Heidawa671/
Edof671/
Gedgova671/
Aidouwa671/
Eddaway671/
Jidouwa671/
Edeauwa671/
Edhouwo671/
Edhowou671/
Eshtowa671/
Addowaa671/

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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 Edowa
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