Diowu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Diowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Diowu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diowu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diowu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Diowu reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Diowu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diowuy911/
Djiowu911/
Djiowou833/
Diawu80185/
Diovu80139/
Diobu8068/
Dyowu807/
Diabou73308/
Djowou7397/
Djouwu7310/
Diavou739/
Diawou732/
Diobou732/
Dieovu731/
Diovui731/
Djouwou67178/
Djoivou6720/
Djiobou6714/
Djiawou672/
Diawouh671/
Daiyobu671/
Djiavou671/

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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 Diowu
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