Dawdu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dawdu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Dawdu (16) may also be a first name.

Dawdu Last Name Facts

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

Dawdu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dawdu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawdu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawdu is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dawdu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawdu is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Dawdu is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawdou9110/
Dauwdu917/
Dawdui911/
Dowdu8016/
Dabdu804/
Dabdou7316/
Dhowdu738/
Deabdu731/
Davdus731/
Dowduy730/
Davduth6710/
Dowdoe555/
Dobdou551/
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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 Dawdu
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