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

The last name Dawaga is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawaga is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname 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 frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 61 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon Dawaga is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 77 percent live, North Region, where 20 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Cameroon Dawaga exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

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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