Dawudu Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Dawudu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Dawudu (48) may also be a first name.
Dawudu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawudu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dawudu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawudu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 717,442nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dawudu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 48 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria Dawudu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Ogun, where 11 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawoudu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Dauwudu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dawoudou | 86 | 19 | / |
| Dawodu | 83 | 7,592 | / |
| Dabudu | 83 | 299 | / |
| Davudu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Dowudu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dawoodu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dauwodu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Daawodu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daiwodu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daevudu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dabhudu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daboudou | 71 | 196 | / |
| Davoudou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Dhavudhu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Devudu | 67 | 494 | / |
| Davidu | 67 | 382 | / |
| Dowodu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Douwoudou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daavidu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Dhavidu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Dawodeu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Dhevudu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Deuvudu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Devuedu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dhoobudu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Douboudou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dawoodouh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Devidu | 50 | 6 | / |
| Dovodu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dawudu
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