Dagawa Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Dagawa (47) may also be a first name.

Dagawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dagawa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dagawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dagawa is the 1,222,957th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Dagawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dagawa reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most common given name internationally, borne by 47 people.

The last name Dagawa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon Dagawa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daigawa9215/
Dagawah921/
Dangaway866/
Dangawai861/
Degawa834,187/
Dagaba8344/
Dagava832/
Dagawi831/
Dogawa831/
Dagaeva771,415/
Dagabaj77148/
Dangawe7776/
Dagavat775/
Daugava772/
Dagouwa772/
Dougawa772/
Daghawi771/
Dangawy771/
Dagavai771/
Dagavas771/
Degaway771/
Ëdogawa771/
Deigawa771/
Dagabau771/
Dajgaba771/
Dangawi771/
Daghaba771/
Doigawa771/
Tdangawe7141/
Dagabhai7112/
Daghavai714/
Dhaygawe712/
Doungawa711/
Dhagavai711/
Daghavaj711/
Dangavay711/
Dahagawe711/
Dhagavat711/
Dhagavad711/
Dagahabi711/
Dagova67125/
Dagoba6777/
Dagabi6754/
Dagabo6738/
Dhagabhai6727/
Dagave6715/
Dogowa6713/
Dagavi676/
Dashgavaa674/
Dhaigaave674/
Dogaba673/
Degava673/
Dogava672/
Dogewa671/
Degowa671/
Dagabe671/
Dageva671/
Daghavaai671/
Dogawo671/

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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
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  • 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 Dagawa
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