Dogwa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dogwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dogwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dogwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dogwa is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dogwa live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Dogwa is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 71 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Dogwa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Dogwa
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