Dawudu Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3761:471,12423,774
England161:3,482,379114,324
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

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 last name Dawudu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawudu? popularity and diffusion

Dawudu is the 717,442nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dawudu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawudu is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Ogun, where 11 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawoudu926/
Dauwudu921/
Dawoudou8619/
Dawodu837,592/
Dabudu83299/
Davudu8326/
Dowudu831/
Dawoodu775/
Dauwodu775/
Daawodu773/
Daiwodu772/
Daevudu771/
Dabhudu771/
Daboudou71196/
Davoudou7111/
Dhavudhu712/
Devudu67494/
Davidu67382/
Dowodu674/
Douwoudou671/
Daavidu629/
Dhavidu623/
Dawodeu622/
Dhevudu621/
Deuvudu621/
Devuedu621/
Dhoobudu571/
Douboudou531/
Dawoodouh531/
Devidu506/
Dovodu501/

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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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