Doanah Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Doanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia111:400,77620,681
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Doanah Last Name Facts

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

Doanah is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doanah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Doanah is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Doanah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Doanah is primarily found in: Bong County, where 55 percent are found and Lofa County, where 45 percent are found. Barring Liberia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doannah921/
Doana91764/
Doamna83135/
Daonah83106/
Dohana83100/
Douana8363/
Doanay8320/
Doaina839/
Doanga835/
Duoana831/
Doanoh831/
Doanai831/
Dooana831/
Doanna830/
Doğanay7716,544/
Douamna77204/
Douanga77153/
Daonaha7715/
Douanna772/
Dooanaj771/
Daounah771/
Dohanai771/
Douaina771/
Dohanna771/
Doanyoa771/
Doohana771/
Doană73175/
Doano73112/
Daona7354/
Douainna71170/
Douaneau7133/
Douanhou711/
Dohona671,823/
Daouna67660/
Dahona6724/
Dauana6714/
Do'ona677/
Daoona674/
Douano674/
Douona673/
Doeano673/
Doango672/
Dhaona671/
Deuona671/
Deuana671/
Doanos671/
Doanou671/
Daoyna671/
Daeana671/
Doaungnai671/
Daonna671/
Doaney670/

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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 Doanah
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