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
The surname Dimawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻤﺎﻭ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dimawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Dimawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dimawa is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dimawa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Dimawa is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Dimawa is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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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