Davou Surname
Approximately 22,239 people bear this surname
Davou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19,661 | 1:9,010 | 1,003 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,263 | 1:8,110 | 805 |
| Benin | 209 | 1:49,453 | 6,245 |
| Greece | 66 | 1:167,876 | 27,244 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Davou (8,118) may also be a first name.
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Davou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Davou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Davou is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Davou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,322nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,692 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Davou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Davou is also the 70,375th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 8,118 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,661 people, or 1 in 9,010. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 95 percent live, Kaduna, where 1 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Davou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Davou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Davou last name increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Davou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Davou are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Davou earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.
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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 Davou
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