Dawuud Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawuud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawuud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dawuud (259) may also be a first name.

Dawuud Last Name Facts

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

Dawuud is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawuud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawuud is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dawuud live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dawuud is also the 553,262nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 259 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 56 percent reside, Oyo, where 38 percent reside and Kaduna, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Dawuud is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Ghana, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawud9126,153/
Dawoud8333,523/
Dauwud8321/
Dawued839/
Dahwud835/
Dawuid834/
Daawud833/
Dawaud833/
Daweud832/
Dawudd831/
Davuud831/
Daavuud771/
Deawoud771/
Dawoudd771/
Dawod7323,901/
Davud73544/
Dawut73124/
Dabud73107/
Dowud731/
Dawood67400,497/
Davoud671,497/
Davaud67206/
Dawwod6738/
Daboud6726/
Dawoed6712/
Dhavud679/
Daawod675/
Dowoud674/
Dabaud673/
Davuid673/
Daavud673/
Dawied672/
Davudh672/
Dhabud672/
Dawodd672/
Daw'od671/
Daveud671/
Dawout671/
Dajwod671/
Dawute671/
Daubut670/

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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
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  • 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 Dawuud
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