Dakwan Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Dakwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Dakwan (193) may also be a first name.
Dakwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakwan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dakwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,118,459th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Dakwan reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakwan is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 193 people.
The surname Dakwan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Dakwan is most common in: Plateau, where 59 percent live, Cross River, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankwan | 92 | 55 | / |
| Dakwaan | 92 | 35 | / |
| Dhakwan | 92 | 8 | / |
| Dakwane | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dakhwan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dangkwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahnkwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dagwan | 83 | 225 | / |
| Daqwan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dakuan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dekwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dakwon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daungkwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daqwain | 77 | 181 | / |
| Dagwaan | 77 | 55 | / |
| Doekwan | 77 | 49 | / |
| Dankuan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Dokwane | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dagkuan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dokwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dagwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daikwon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daegwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakwein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dookwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhokwane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Deangwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doekwaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doukwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daugwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankuahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deakewon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahakuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dagban | 67 | 932 | / |
| Dacuan | 67 | 443 | / |
| Daguan | 67 | 336 | / |
| Dagwam | 67 | 78 | / |
| Dakwom | 67 | 65 | / |
| Doungkwan | 67 | 51 | / |
| Daquan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dagvan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dekuan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Degwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daygwhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dagwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daugwaine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dakwan
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