Doguwa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Doguwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doguwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Doguwa (70) may also be a first name.

Doguwa Last Name Facts

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

Doguwa is carried 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 Doguwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Doguwa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most common forename world-wide It is held by 70 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Doguwa is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 65 percent are found, Kano, where 29 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Doguwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doguwai9215/
Dogouwa922/
Donguwa921/
Dongouwa865/
Dougouwa861/
Doguba83233/
Daguwa8321/
Duguwa834/
Doguva833/
Deguwa832/
Donguva778/
Dagouwa772/
Dagguwa771/
Doguvai771/
Daguwai771/
Doguwei771/
Dougouba712/
Dogubo67213/
Daguba67153/
Dagiwa6740/
Duguba6728/
Daguva675/
Dogowo673/
Duguva671/
Dougoubai671/
Deguwo671/

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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 Doguwa
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