Dangwe Surname
Approximately 670 people bear this surname
Dangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 439 | 1:47,310 | 6,203 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
The alternate forms: Dangwé (1) are calculated separately.
Dangwe (81) may also be a first name.
Dangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dangwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dangwé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 493,410th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dangwe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 81 people.
Dangwe is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 47,310. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 56 percent live, North Region, where 23 percent live and Littoral Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dangwé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dhangwe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Dangwei | 92 | 2 | / |
| Damngwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangw | 91 | 6 | / |
| Dangwech | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dangbe | 83 | 2,053 | / |
| Dangue | 83 | 1,295 | / |
| Dangwa | 83 | 1,250 | / |
| Dongwe | 83 | 728 | / |
| Dankwe | 83 | 77 | / |
| Dangve | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dangbey | 77 | 281 | / |
| Dhangwa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Dongwei | 77 | 49 | / |
| Dangwai | 77 | 46 | / |
| Dangoue | 77 | 26 | / |
| Dangway | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dahngbe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Danguey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Daingue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Danguei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Deungwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daungbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangque | 77 | 1 | / |
| Danïgbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Danngue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Damngue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dang'be | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dongwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daïngue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhangue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deangoue | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dangwaja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dangwaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donghwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankwa | 67 | 17,525 | / |
| Dangui | 67 | 3,444 | / |
| Dongue | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Danque | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Dongwa | 67 | 215 | / |
| Dangbi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Dongbe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Dongwi | 67 | 89 | / |
| Damgue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangbè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongve | 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 Dangwe
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