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Where Does The Last Name Dawda Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dawda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩﺍ) is most common in The Gambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawda? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Dawda is the 117,439^th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,858,594 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Dawda are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Dawda is also the 55,352^nd most frequently used given name globally, held by 11,628 people.

The surname Dawda is most widespread in The Gambia, where it is borne by 1,470 people, or 1 in 1,308. Aside from The Gambia it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Dawda Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dawda surname is principally Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dawda last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dawda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,918 CAD per year.