Donuwe Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Donuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Donuwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donuwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Donuwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donuwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Donuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Donuwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 53 percent live, Edo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria Donuwe is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donuwei9211/
Danuwe8396/
Dunuwe838/
Denuwe834/
Donowe831/
Donihue77176/
Donhowe77126/
Dunguwe77103/
Tdanuwe7796/
Danuweh771/
Donihwe770/
Danuw731/
Dhanuwer7120/
Douniwei7111/
Donauhve712/
Donauhue711/
Dangouwe711/
Donoehue710/
Donnihue710/
Donouhue710/
Danuwa6748/
Danube6728/
Daniwe672/
Donive671/
Dunuwa671/
Deniwe671/
Donouhoue671/
Donuva671/
Dhanuw671/

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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 Donuwe
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