Dawodu Surname

65,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,7031:26,4272,270
England4381:127,21012,694
United States3691:982,27472,839
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Dawodu (144) may also be a first name.

Dawodu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawodu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawodu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,721st most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 959,898 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dawodu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 769,375th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 144 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,703 people, or 1 in 26,427. In Nigeria Dawodu is most common in: Lagos, where 48 percent are found, Ogun, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Dawodu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dawodu surname is chiefly Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dawodu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Dawodu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning $42,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $52,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dawoodu925/
Dauwodu925/
Daawodu923/
Daiwodu922/
Dawoduu922/
Dawodeu922/
Dawoudou8619/
Dawudu83407/
Dawadu836/
Dowodu834/
Dawedu831/
Dawoodust801/
Dawoodouh801/
Davodou771/
Dauwudu771/
Dawadou771/
Dewoodu771/
Daboudou71196/
Davoudou7111/
Dabudu67299/
Davedu6754/
Davudu6726/
Devadu6722/
Davoodush6710/
Davadu6710/
Dabadu678/
Devodu674/
Douwoudou671/
Davoodous671/
Dowudu671/
Dowadu671/
Dovadu671/
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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 Dawodu
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