Dawuda Surname

66,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dawuda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawuda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,9881:5,417760
Nigeria2,3591:75,0925,385
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Dawuda (4,506) may also be a first name.

Dawuda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawuda occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawuda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,899th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 978,983 people. Dawuda is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dawuda are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 102,527th most widespread forename in the world, held by 4,506 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 4,988 people, or 1 in 5,417. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Dawuda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawouda9233/
Dhawuda9213/
Dauwuda922/
Dawudda922/
Dawuida921/
Dawuuda921/
Dawauda921/
Dauwhuda861/
Dawude832,093/
Dawida83249/
Dawoda83104/
Dabuda8347/
Dawudi8342/
Davuda8340/
Dawudo837/
Dowuda836/
Dawoudi77186/
Dabutda77102/
Dabouda7792/
Dawoude7712/
Dawooda775/
Tdawida773/
Davguda771/
Davudoa771/
Dobauda771/
Dawoudo771/
Dawudie771/
Dawieda771/
Dawodai771/
Dhabuda771/
Davoudat7153/
Dawoudou7119/
Davaudas714/
Davauday711/
Dawudieh711/
Daveuday711/
Dawido671,610/
Davida67578/
Dawody67322/
Devuda6755/
Davudi6755/
Dawodi6745/
Dawodo6721/
Davude6714/
Dawode6710/
Dabude676/
Davudy675/
Dabudi675/

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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 Dawuda
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