Dagawa Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Dagawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
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
Dagawa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dagawa are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dagawa is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name globally, held by 47 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon Dagawa is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Dagawa is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daigawa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Dagawah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangaway | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dangawai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Degawa | 83 | 4,187 | / |
| Dagaba | 83 | 44 | / |
| Dagava | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dagawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dogawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dagaeva | 77 | 1,415 | / |
| Dagabaj | 77 | 148 | / |
| Dangawe | 77 | 76 | / |
| Dagavat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Daugava | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dagouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dougawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daghawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dagavai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dagavas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Degaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ëdogawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deigawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dagabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dajgaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daghaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doigawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tdangawe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Dagabhai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Daghavai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dhaygawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doungawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhagavai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daghavaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangavay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahagawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhagavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhagavad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dagahabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dagova | 67 | 125 | / |
| Dagoba | 67 | 77 | / |
| Dagabi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Dagabo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dhagabhai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dagave | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dogowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dagavi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dashgavaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhaigaave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dogaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Degava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dogava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dogewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Degowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dagabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dageva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daghavaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogawo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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