Jawadu Surname

209,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jawadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5421:11,1021,709
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Jawadu (2,892) may also be a first name.

Jawadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawadu is found most in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 209,351st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,691,766 people. The surname Jawadu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jawadu live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jawadu is also the 135,123rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 2,892 people.

The surname Jawadu is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,542 people, or 1 in 11,102. Besides Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawwadu9237/
Jauwadu9215/
Djawadu921/
Jawaddu921/
Jawahdou869/
Djawadou862/
Jauwadud861/
Jowadu8318/
Javadu8315/
Jawodu833/
Sawadu833/
Jabadu832/
Yawadu831/
Djawahdou801/
Djawaïdou801/
Sawaidu776/
Zawaidu771/
Javadus771/
Yawadou771/
Jabadhu771/
Javadhu771/
Djawaaidou751/
Zawaduch716/
Eawayduh711/
Yawadduh711/
Zawaidou711/
Javaidau711/
Javaadhu711/
Savadu6734/
Jaaveedhu672/
Javedu672/
Jouwaidou671/
Eavadu671/
Jabodu671/

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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 Jawadu
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