Dabou Surname
Approximately 14,098 people bear this surname
Dabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 7,809 | 1:2,173 | 192 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,724 | 1:3,885 | 477 |
| Algeria | 556 | 1:69,481 | 11,331 |
| Cameroon | 303 | 1:68,545 | 8,621 |
| Ivory Coast | 231 | 1:99,875 | 5,190 |
| Mauritania | 156 | 1:26,249 | 2,244 |
| Niger | 122 | 1:157,312 | 5,693 |
| Benin | 84 | 1:123,043 | 13,434 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Dabou (1,466) may also be a first name.
Dabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺑﻮ) is more commonly found in Mali than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dabou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dabou is the 37,343rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 516,921 people. The surname Dabou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dabou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 203,459th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,466 people.
It is most frequent in Mali, where it is borne by 7,809 people, or 1 in 2,173. Beside Mali it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 34 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﺑﻮ | dabw | 84.21 |
| ﺩﺍﺏ | dab | 12.28 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dabou
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