Dawoyea Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dawoyea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawoyea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1281:34,4423,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Dawoyea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawoyea has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawoyea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dawoyea are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 34,442. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 57 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 30 percent are found and Margibi County, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Monaco, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daywoyea931/
Dowoyea862/
Dawayea861/
Daweyea861/
Dawya8336/
Dawoa831/
Deywoyea801/
Daweah7732/
Dawoua7731/
Dhawya7723/
Daweya7716/
Daswya776/
Dauwya771/
Dayvea771/
Daweja771/
Dawaiya7113/
Dawayia711/
Daawyay711/
Dawouad711/
Dahwoua711/
Dashwya711/
Dawayya711/
Daweaha711/
Daweyah711/
Daywaea711/
Dayweha711/
Davea671,011/
Dawia67237/
Dabya6745/
Dawio6730/
Davya6722/
Daboa6719/
Dawaayay6717/
Dawao679/
Daywheah675/
Davoa673/
Dovea672/
Dawaiyay672/
Dawyo671/
Daywhaea671/
Dabhoiya671/
Dawja671/

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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 Dawoyea
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