Dawem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dawem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dawem (32) may also be a first name.

Dawem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawem is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawem? popularity and diffusion

Dawem is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Dawem are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

Dawem is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Dawem is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 91 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daem892,803/
Dayem804,665/
Davem80320/
Dawen80255/
Dajem8070/
Dhaem8067/
Daiem8049/
Dawim8047/
Daemm807/
Dabem803/
Dewem802/
Dawym801/
Daheim73266/
Dawaim73141/
Dawene7384/
Daveme7339/
Daveum7337/
Daveim7336/
Dayeme7323/
D'Haem7320/
Daween7317/
Dahyem7312/
Dayiem7310/
Daucem738/
Dawine737/
Daveem736/
Daibem736/
Dausem734/
Dhayem734/
Dawyne734/
Dajeem732/
Dhaiem732/
Daysem731/
Dawime731/
Daawen731/
Daytem731/
Dayeem731/
Daihem731/
Dahwen731/
Daggem731/
Daiiem731/
Dabhem731/
Dawhen730/
Daisem730/
Deabem730/
Dawean730/
Diem6718,531/
Daum6716,158/
Daim6710,060/
Deem675,703/
Daen673,876/
Deam671,243/
Deim67723/
Duem67276/
Doem67129/
Deum6793/
Deym6761/
Davesim6726/
Dejm6725/
Daissem6723/
Dyem6718/
Daym6716/
Dawayne678/
Dawayme673/
Daweten673/
Daîm672/
Dawgeen671/
Dhawean671/
Daheeme671/
Dawaine671/
Daweang671/
Dawhene671/
Douweum671/
Dhaheem671/
Dajm671/
Daichem671/
Dauchem670/

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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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  • 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 Dawem
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