Dawun Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawun? popularity and diffusion

Dawun is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Dawun occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dawun are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 69 people.

The last name Dawun is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 89 percent live, Nasarawa, where 8 percent live and Ekiti, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawoun919/
Dawaun912/
Dawhun911/
Dawgun911/
Dachwun831/
Deawoun831/
Dawon801,038/
Davun80384/
Dawum80300/
Dabun8092/
Dewun8030/
Dowun803/
Deachwun771/
Daboun731,202/
Dawoon73101/
Dowhun7375/
Devaun7369/
Davune7348/
Daubun7338/
Deawon7336/
Davgun7321/
Daiwon7317/
Deewun7314/
Daywon7310/
Dabuin7310/
Davoun735/
Davunt734/
Daibun734/
Daveun733/
Dauwon733/
Davaun731/
Dewaun731/
Dowoun731/
Davung731/
Doowun731/
Dowung731/
Deavun731/
Dawwon731/
Dobaun731/
Davund731/
Daiboun67215/
Dhavune6721/
Douwoun673/
Daaboun671/
Dooswun671/
Deahwon671/
Dahawon671/
Davoung671/
Devauhn671/
Dovaung671/
Dewaunn670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis