Donwe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Donwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Donwe Last Name Facts

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

Donwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Donwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Donwe are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Donwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 86 percent are found, Harare Province, where 7 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 46 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donhwe91109/
Dounwe912/
Donwie911/
Donwey911/
Donw894/
Dounwie833/
Donwoue831/
Danwe801,384/
Domwe80705/
Donwa80110/
Donbe8068/
Donve8037/
Donue803/
Donwi801/
Dunwe801/
Dhanwe73114/
Donoue73102/
Donhue7364/
Donvez7363/
Donway7329/
Donmbe736/
Dhonbe735/
Danwie734/
Donver734/
Doonwa733/
Donnue733/
Danwei733/
Dounbe732/
Doumwe731/
D'Onve731/
Donues731/
Donnbe731/
Danwee731/
Danwey731/
Dunwei731/
Donwai731/
Doutinwei711/
Donehew6785/
Dahnweh6723/
Donnuea6722/
Danw6721/
Duinwei6715/
Dounbey6711/
Dunwhea676/
Dounoue675/
Danhwer672/
Donnoue672/
Donhoue672/
Duinwee672/
Doenwai671/
Doonwaa671/
Dhoonbe671/
Danwhea671/
Donouhe671/
Donnuez671/
Dhanwed671/
Donwich670/
Donwith670/
Donnhue670/

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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 Donwe
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