Demawu Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Demawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Demawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Demawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Demawu is most common in Liberia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Demawu? popularity and diffusion
Demawu is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Demawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Demawu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia Demawu is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 41 percent are found, Lofa County, where 31 percent are found and Bong County, where 19 percent are found. Not including Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Demawu
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