Dawu Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
China781:17,529,764995
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Dawu (409) may also be a first name.

Dawu Last Name Facts

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

Dawu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawu is the 276,555th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Dawu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawu is also the 426,190th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 409 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Apart from Ghana Dawu occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Dawu Last Name Statistics demography

Dawu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daiwu8970/
Dawou8946/
Dhawu8943/
Dawui8932/
Dawau8915/
Dauwu899/
Dahwu895/
Daweu894/
Dawuh892/
Tdawu891/
Dahwud805/
Daweud802/
Dawudd801/
Dawuch801/
Daywou801/
Dawoup801/
Dawouy801/
Daswup801/
Dawush801/
Dhawou801/
Dabu7510,767/
Davu752,246/
Dewu75663/
Dowu75107/
Dawoudd731/
Dawouha731/
Deawoud731/
Davou6722,239/
Dabou6714,098/
Dowou671,824/
Davut671,173/
Dawoe67839/
Daabu67600/
Davud67544/
Daveu67541/
Daibu67512/
Dhabu67423/
Davau67298/
Davus67197/
Dabau67191/
Dhavu67129/
Daavu67110/
Davui67108/
Dawoo6779/
Devau6761/
Dhewu6749/
Dabui6745/
Deavu6732/
Duowu6726/
Dewuh6722/
Daubu6719/
Dabeu6719/
Dewui6718/
Dabuy6718/
Dobau6715/
Dahvu6712/
Daybu6711/
Douwu6710/
Tdowu674/
Dauvu674/
Davuy674/
Dewau673/
Dabuj673/
Deabu672/
Dabhu671/
Daevu671/
Dovau671/
Dowui671/
Doweu671/
Deuwu671/
Dehwu671/
Deewu671/
Davuu671/
Davup671/
Tdabu671/
Davuş670/

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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 Dawu
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