Dogwa Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Dogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dogwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dogwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Dogwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dogwa reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 71 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent live and Nasarawa, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhogwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Dougwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dohgwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doegwai | 83 | 110 | / |
| Dohngwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Doungwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dougwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dogba | 80 | 3,049 | / |
| Dogwo | 80 | 1,299 | / |
| Dagwa | 80 | 288 | / |
| Dogwe | 80 | 234 | / |
| Degwa | 80 | 214 | / |
| Dokwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Dogua | 80 | 60 | / |
| Dugwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Dogwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dohngwah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dogwatch | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dougba | 73 | 743 | / |
| Degway | 73 | 93 | / |
| Dagwai | 73 | 67 | / |
| Degwai | 73 | 49 | / |
| Dogbaa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Dogwoh | 73 | 28 | / |
| Dagway | 73 | 27 | / |
| Dhegwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Dogbay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dugwai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Duogba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dugway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tdagwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Doukwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dosgwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dougua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dookwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dagwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dugwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dougva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dogbaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dockwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deghwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doogba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dagkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhagwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Docwad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dougbah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Dhangwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Donngua | 67 | 69 | / |
| Donghua | 67 | 50 | / |
| Duogbay | 67 | 41 | / |
| Duogbah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Dougbai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dougbay | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dangwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Doigbaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dougbaï | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doghbaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daghwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dookwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dockway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dougbaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongwhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dougbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duoguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dungwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dogwa
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