Dimawa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Dimawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Dimawa (13) may also be a first name.
Dimawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dimawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dimawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻤﺎﻭ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dimawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dimawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dimawa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Dimawa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimawat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dimaway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dimawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dimaiwat | 86 | 1,529 | / |
| Dimowa | 83 | 197 | / |
| Dumawa | 83 | 106 | / |
| Demawa | 83 | 88 | / |
| Dimaba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dimawi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dimawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dimaeva | 77 | 124 | / |
| Dumaway | 77 | 58 | / |
| Demhawa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Dimawoh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Demaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dimawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dimawed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dimowai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demawaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dimasuay | 71 | 625 | / |
| Demaiwat | 71 | 17 | / |
| Dimaiuat | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dimabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dimova | 67 | 25,003 | / |
| Dimowo | 67 | 382 | / |
| Dimabo | 67 | 126 | / |
| Dimeva | 67 | 63 | / |
| Diemahave | 67 | 45 | / |
| Dumava | 67 | 24 | / |
| Demowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dimabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Demaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dimoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daimaabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demawy | 67 | 0 | / |
Dimawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dimawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﻤﺎﻭ | dymaw | - |
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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 Dimawa
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