Dawuni Surname

193,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dawuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dawuni (732) may also be a first name.

Dawuni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dawuni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dawuni is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawuni is the 193,547th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,353,680 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dawuni live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawuni is also the 304,585th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 732 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Dawuni Last Name Statistics demography

Dawuni earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawunai923/
Dawouni921/
Dawuna8357/
Dabuni8313/
Davuni835/
Dewuni832/
Dabouni7739/
Dabunij773/
Dawouna772/
Dhabuni771/
Dawauna771/
Daibouni7112/
Davuunai714/
Douwouni711/
Devuni671,352/
Davune6748/
Dawine677/
Dowuna674/
Dawone673/
Dowini672/
Davuna672/
Dabune671/

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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 Dawuni
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