Dawun Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Dawun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Dawun (69) may also be a first name.
Dawun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dawun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dawun live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawun is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 69 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 89 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found and Ekiti, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawoun | 91 | 9 | / |
| Dawaun | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dawhun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dawgun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dachwun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deawoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dawon | 80 | 1,038 | / |
| Davun | 80 | 384 | / |
| Dawum | 80 | 300 | / |
| Dabun | 80 | 92 | / |
| Dewun | 80 | 30 | / |
| Dowun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Deachwun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daboun | 73 | 1,202 | / |
| Dawoon | 73 | 101 | / |
| Dowhun | 73 | 75 | / |
| Devaun | 73 | 69 | / |
| Davune | 73 | 48 | / |
| Daubun | 73 | 38 | / |
| Deawon | 73 | 36 | / |
| Davgun | 73 | 21 | / |
| Daiwon | 73 | 17 | / |
| Deewun | 73 | 14 | / |
| Daywon | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dabuin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Davoun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Davunt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Daibun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Daveun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dauwon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Davaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dowoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Davung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doowun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dowung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deavun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dobaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Davund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daiboun | 67 | 215 | / |
| Dhavune | 67 | 21 | / |
| Douwoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daaboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dooswun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deahwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devauhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dovaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewaunn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dawun
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