Djow Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Djow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Djow (16) may also be a first name.

Djow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Djow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Djow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Djow reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Djow is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Djow is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 94 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djowa891,051/
Djowe89150/
Dijow89118/
Djouw8922/
Jow862,808/
Djouwe80143/
Djiowe8016/
Dujhow801/
Jowe75183/
Djaw7573/
Tjow7562/
Diow7527/
Jouw7527/
Deow7518/
Jowf757/
Djof752/
Jzow751/
Dyow751/
Jhow751/
Jojw751/
Jovw751/
Jowt751/
Joyw751/
Hjow751/
Djouwhe731/
Djowowa731/
Djawowa731/
Dayow672,219/
Djawe67477/
Djouf67166/
Djoub6764/
Diowe6762/
Djova6761/
Djauw6751/
Djiaw6724/
Jouwe6715/
Deowa6711/
Doyow677/
Djoof673/
Deyow672/
Djiob672/
Dihow672/
Dijov671/
Johws671/
Dioaw671/
D'Jaw671/
Deoew671/
Dejuw671/
Djozf671/
Joowe671/
Joiwe671/
Djofe671/
Dyowe671/
Tjovw671/
Diojw671/
Deowe670/

Djow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Djow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮjw-

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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 Djow
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