Dawda Surname
Approximately 3,921 people bear this surname
Dawda Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Gambia | 1,470 | 1:1,308 | 173 |
Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
Nigeria | 547 | 1:323,844 | 17,780 |
India | 512 | 1:1,498,175 | 56,388 |
England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
Niger | 54 | 1:355,408 | 10,225 |
Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Dawda (11,628) may also be a first name.
Dawda Demographics
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Dawda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dawda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩﺍ) is more commonly found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 117,439th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,858,594 people. The surname Dawda is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Dawda reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 55,352nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 11,628 people.
This last name is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 1,308. Beside The Gambia it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Dawda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Dawda are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Dauwda | 91 | 14 | / |
Dhawda | 91 | 4 | / |
Dawdas | 91 | 2 | / |
Dawdai | 91 | 2 | / |
Dawdah | 91 | 2 | / |
Dawday | 91 | 1 | / |
Dawhdah | 83 | 5 | / |
Davda | 80 | 4,710 | / |
Dawdy | 80 | 1,926 | / |
Dawdi | 80 | 1,854 | / |
Dawde | 80 | 1,639 | / |
Dowda | 80 | 718 | / |
Dabda | 80 | 339 | / |
Dafda | 80 | 286 | / |
Dewda | 80 | 127 | / |
Dawdo | 80 | 44 | / |
Dhawde | 73 | 302 | / |
Davdai | 73 | 55 | / |
Dawdit | 73 | 13 | / |
Dawdou | 73 | 10 | / |
Davdas | 73 | 6 | / |
Dowdat | 73 | 6 | / |
Daufda | 73 | 3 | / |
Dawduo | 73 | 2 | / |
Davday | 73 | 2 | / |
Dawdie | 73 | 2 | / |
Dawdee | 73 | 1 | / |
Dawdey | 73 | 1 | / |
Dewdah | 73 | 1 | / |
Dewdaj | 73 | 1 | / |
Dabdah | 73 | 1 | / |
Daphda | 73 | 1 | / |
Dauvda | 73 | 1 | / |
Davdha | 73 | 1 | / |
Dawdet | 73 | 1 | / |
Dawdui | 73 | 1 | / |
Deewda | 73 | 1 | / |
Dadfda | 73 | 1 | / |
Dawdii | 73 | 1 | / |
Dafdha | 73 | 1 | / |
Dowday | 73 | 0 | / |
Dewday | 73 | 0 | / |
Daswdhi | 67 | 4 | / |
Dasfdas | 67 | 3 | / |
Davdath | 67 | 2 | / |
Daivdat | 67 | 1 | / |
Dawda Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Dawda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
ﺩﺍﻭﺩﺍ | dawda | 47.83 |
ﺩﺍﻭﺩ | dawd | 30.43 |
ﺩﺍﻭﻭﺩ | dawwd | 13.04 |
ﺩﻭﻭﺩﺍ | dwwda | 4.35 |
ﺩﺍﻭﻭﺩﺍ | dawwda | 4.35 |
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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
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- 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 Dawda
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