Dawuwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dawuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dawuwa (22) may also be a first name.

Dawuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawuwa occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dawuwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

Dawuwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 313,166. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 9 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Dawuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dawuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.49% less than the national average, earning R 103,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawiwa831/
Ddabuwa772/
Dawoowa772/
Dabauwa771/
Dabuuwa771/
Daubuwa771/
Dawowo6782/
Dawube676/
Davuba672/
Dabuba671/
Dabuva671/
Dabouba6216/
Davubai628/
Dabouwo625/
Dabubai623/
Dewuiwo623/
Devauva621/
Davuvah621/
Daveuvas573/
Doubouwa573/
Davauvas571/
Daivubai571/
Davubhai571/
Daivouwe571/
Daabouba571/
Daviva504/
Davuvi503/
Davube502/
Dowowo501/
Dabube501/

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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 Dawuwa
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