Dadawa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Dadawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dadawa (56) may also be a first name.
Dadawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dadawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dadawa is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dadawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dadawa? popularity and diffusion
Dadawa is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dadawa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 56 people.
The surname Dadawa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Dadawa is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 72 percent reside, Far North Region, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Dadawa
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