Dambuwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Dambuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
Dambuwa (19) may also be a first name.
Dambuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dambuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dambuwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dambuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Dambuwa live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dambuwa is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename globally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Dambuwa is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 78 percent reside, Adamawa, where 21 percent reside and Plateau, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dambuwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dambouwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dambuwaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Danbuwa | 86 | 40 | / |
| Dambuba | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dambueva | 80 | 111 | / |
| Danbuwai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dambowah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doumbouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dambowy | 71 | 236 | / |
| Danbuba | 71 | 231 | / |
| Damvuwo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dambieva | 67 | 506 | / |
| Donbouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Damboube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damboubou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dainbouwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Danbube | 57 | 33 | / |
| Dombowy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Danbeube | 53 | 22 | / |
| Danboube | 53 | 20 | / |
| Dombieva | 53 | 13 | / |
| Danbieva | 53 | 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
- 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 Dambuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis