Danwa Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Danwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3821:54,3697,051
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Danwa (351) may also be a first name.

Danwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danwa (Bengali: ধন্য, Marathi: दानव) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Danwa is the 639,219th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Danwa are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Danwa is also the 465,148th most common given name at a global level, held by 351 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 54,369. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 59 percent are found, North Region, where 39 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhanwa91101/
Danway9147/
Danwah9111/
Danwat918/
Danwai918/
Danwua916/
Dannwa912/
Danwad911/
Danwau911/
Dhanwai83124/
Dainway8315/
Dhanway839/
Dahnway832/
Danwuah831/
Danwhea831/
Daanwua831/
Danwach831/
Danwe801,384/
Danba80187/
Danwo80171/
Danwi80118/
Donwa80110/
Danua80103/
Damwa8079/
Danva8039/
Danwé801/
Dassenwa7753/
Dathnwad772/
Danwheat771/
Danbau73315/
Dhanva73193/
Dhanwe73114/
Damwua73111/
Danvas7396/
Danvad7381/
Danbai7381/
Danvat7380/
Damwat7355/
Dhanua7346/
Danuay7340/
Donway7329/
Danvah7326/
Danbay7317/
Dhanba7314/
Daanwi7312/
Dhamwa736/
Donwad735/
Danhua735/
Donwat735/
Deanba734/
Danwie734/
Damwai734/
Danwei733/
Danwio733/
Dhanwi733/
Danbaa733/
Doonwa733/
Danwou732/
Danuaz731/
Danvau731/
Danwee731/
Danwey731/
Deanva731/
Donwai731/
Donwah731/
Daanwo731/
Tdanua731/
Daunwo731/
Ddanba731/
Danvaa731/
Danvai731/
Danmba731/
Danwoh731/
Dahssenwa711/
Dhanvat672,247/
Daynuah67289/
Dhanvai67200/
Danveau67165/
Dhanbai6726/
Dahnweh6723/
Damwash6722/
Dhannua6711/
Dhanvad676/
Danvath675/
Doonwah674/
Dhaanva674/
Dhanvaa672/
Danhwer672/
Dhanwed671/
Dhanwij671/
Dhenhwa671/
Dhhanva671/
Daanvat671/
Danbeau671/
Danvach671/
Danwish671/
Deinwah671/
Doonwaa671/
Daanwii671/
Datimwa671/
Dahanba671/
Danmbai671/
Dhanvah671/
Dhanbaj671/
Danwith670/

Danwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danwa in the Bengali language
ধন্যdhan'ya-
Danwa in the Marathi language
दानवdanava-

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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 Danwa
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