Dawaga Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dawaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dawaga (61) may also be a first name.

Dawaga Last Name Facts

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

Dawaga is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dawaga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawaga? popularity and diffusion

Dawaga is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Dawaga is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dawaga are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 61 people.

The last name Dawaga is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon Dawaga is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 77 percent are found, North Region, where 20 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawagaz921/
Dawaigai861/
Dawega83222/
Dabaga8336/
Dawoga8335/
Dawago8334/
Dawagi8314/
Dawage833/
Davaga831/
Dewaga831/
Dabagai77585/
Dawange77230/
Dawagui7767/
Davagay7739/
Davagau776/
Dawagou776/
Davanga774/
Dawaghi773/
Dabagay773/
Davaiga772/
Davagai772/
Dawagit771/
Deawage771/
Dawagie771/
Dabagga771/
Dawagee771/
Dawanggi71112/
Dauwango7195/
Davaghat7180/
Dowaghah7156/
Dawangge7138/
Davagadh713/
Daivagay711/
Dhavagay711/
Daibagha711/
Davangay711/
Dabaghah711/
Dawanghe711/
Dawanggo711/
Dhawange711/
Deewagay711/
Davage67403/
Davagi67379/
Dabagi67285/
Davega6796/
Devaga6763/
Davago6719/
Dabage6719/
Dewega6713/
Dowagi6710/
Daboga679/
Dawaigher674/
Dabago672/
Davoga671/
Dewoga671/
Dowoga671/
Dewago671/

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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 Dawaga
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