Doohwan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Doohwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doohwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Doohwan (70) may also be a first name.

Doohwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doohwan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Doohwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Doohwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Doohwan are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Doohwan is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Doohwan is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dohowain801/
Daowan77213/
Doawan771/
Dohovan714/
Daowhan711/
Daochuan673/
Daovan6219/
Daoban6210/
Doavan621/
Daowam621/
Daobon621/
Doavon620/
Daoubon5764/
Daowong5712/
Daoyuan5712/
Daovong572/
Daovanh571/
Daosuan571/
Doavong571/
Daowwong532/

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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 Doohwan
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