Dawen Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Dawen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Dawen (1,842) may also be a first name.
Dawen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dawen is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Dawen are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawen is also the 177,697th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,842 people.
The last name Dawen is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 77 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Dawen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dawen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dawen last name declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Dawen
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