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 surname Dawen is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dawen.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dawen is the 1,001,271st most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Dawen reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawen is also the 177,697th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,842 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria Dawen is most common in: Plateau, where 77 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Dawen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dawen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dawen last name contracted 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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