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 last name Dawassa is most common in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawassa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Dawassa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawassa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dawassa is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most common in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

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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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