Dognou Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Dognou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Dognou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dognou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dognou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﻴﻮ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dognou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dognou are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Dognou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Dognou is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found, West Region, where 15 percent are found and South Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Dognou exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 27 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dognou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dognou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻧﻴﻮ | dwnyw | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dognou
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