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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dabawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabawa? popularity and diffusion

Dabawa is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dabawa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 114 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Dabawa is mostly found in: Borno, where 85 percent are found, Kano, where 8 percent are found and Yobe, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Dabawa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

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
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