Dawassa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dawassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dawassa (20) may also be a first name.

Dawassa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawassa is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawassa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawassa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dawassa is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent live and Diffa Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

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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 Dawassa
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