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 last name Dawudu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dawudu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawudu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 717,442nd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname Dawudu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dawudu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 48 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria Dawudu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 38 percent reside, Ogun, where 11 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
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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