Dabawa Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dabawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dabawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Dabawa (114) may also be a first name.

Dabawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dabawa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dabawa is the 1,328,442nd most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dabawa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname Dabawa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 85 percent reside, Kano, where 8 percent reside and Yobe, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dabaiwa928/
Daabawa921/
Daibawa921/
Dabauwa921/
Dabawad921/
Daubaewa8612/
Daibaiwa861/
Dababa83244/
Dabawi8368/
Dabowa8314/
Debawa835/
Dabawe833/
Dabewa832/
Dobawa831/
Dabawy831/
Dabaeva77953/
Debaiwa77159/
Dabouwa7727/
Dabaiba7712/
Dababai772/
Debaywa772/
Dabavat771/
Tdabawi771/
Debaïwa771/
Dabawou771/
Doubawa771/
Daboway770/
Daubaeva7185/
Doubaiwa7126/
Daabaeva7111/
Dababhay712/
Dahbaeva711/
Dabaibah711/
Dabhavad711/
Dabhabai711/
Dabawood711/
Dabavath711/
Dhabavat711/
Dabova67254/
Dabeva67191/
Dababi6774/
Dababo6751/
Dabave6736/
Dabhaivah6712/
Debowa679/
Davava676/
Dababe675/
Dababy673/
Davaba673/
Dobaba672/
Dabowo672/
Dobawe671/
Deabavaat671/
Dabavi671/
Dobawi671/
Dovaba671/

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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 Dabawa
  • 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