Danawa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Danawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Danawa (92) may also be a first name.

Danawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danawa (Arabic: دانوا) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 30 percent of Danawa reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Danawa is also the 992,070th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danhawa9217/
Dhanawa927/
Danaway925/
Danawai922/
Dannawa922/
Danawat921/
Datnawa921/
Dannaway8665/
Danhauwa8639/
Dangnawa8614/
Dangaway866/
Dhanawai861/
Dannawai861/
Danhawwa861/
Dangawai861/
Dainaway860/
Danawi832,163/
Donawa83669/
Denawa83389/
Danaba83110/
Danewa8393/
Danava8316/
Danawe8312/
Danowa834/
Danawy834/
Danawo831/
Dhannawat8069/
Danaiswat807/
Danavat772,440/
Dhanava771,577/
Donaway77620/
Danaeva77525/
Dannawi77497/
Damnawi77244/
Dhanaba77142/
Danavad77105/
Dangawe7776/
Dhanowa7769/
Denaway7767/
Danabay7754/
Dhanawe7725/
Danaawy7724/
Damhawa7713/
Dannawy779/
Dainava778/
Dainawi778/
Danavah776/
Danabai775/
Dannava774/
Donawat773/
Danouwa773/
Danavai772/
Dannaba772/
Danhaba772/
Dannawe771/
Donawad771/
Donawha771/
Danhowa771/
Danaaba771/
Donawai771/
Dasnava771/
Dahnawi771/
Dangawi771/
Danavaz771/
Danawie771/
Danabau771/
Dounawa771/
Danaabe771/
Dangawy771/
Danawey771/
Dhanavat713,348/
Dhanavai711,059/
Danabhai71666/
Dhanavad71423/
Dhanabai71324/
Tdangawe7141/
Donnaway7137/
Dainavas7124/
Daanaeva719/
Daynaeva719/
Dannawey715/
Dahnavat713/
Dhaanava712/
Dangnava712/
Dhanasua711/
Dhanavaa711/
Dhanavau711/
Dhannava711/
Daanabai711/
Dahanava711/
Dangavay711/
Danahaba711/
Dannabau711/
Dhanavaz711/
Doungawa711/
Dounnawa711/
Danavaih711/
Deannava710/
Danova672,547/
Daneva672,505/
Dhanabhai67606/
Danave67273/
Denava67270/
Dhannavat67172/
Dannabhai6791/
Danavi6779/
Danabe6768/
Donowa6743/
Danabo6736/
Donava6735/
Danabi6734/
Danaby6716/
Donawe6711/
Dhanaavat6710/
Dhainavad676/
Dhannabai676/
Donaba676/
Dhanaibai675/
Denewa674/
Dagnachwe674/
Dhanavatt672/
Dhannavai672/
Dhanavash671/
Dainabhai671/
Danavo671/
Danaweiss671/
Dannasuah671/
Donewa671/
Danabé671/
Denowa671/
Danoba671/
Dannavauh670/

Danawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danawa in the Arabic language
دانواdanwa-

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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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  • 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 Danawa
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