Doowan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Doowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Doowan (8) may also be a first name.

Doowan Last Name Facts

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

Doowan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Doowan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Doowan occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Doowan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Doowan is also the 4,213,784th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 8 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Doowan is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doowuan9257/
Dowan911,590/
Dowhan83821/
Doywan83117/
Dhowan8337/
Douwan8322/
Dowane8320/
Dohwan836/
Dowain835/
Dowann832/
Dowaan831/
Tdowan831/
Dooban831/
Dowean831/
Dowahn831/
Doowon830/
Duowan830/
Dhowain7711/
Douwane777/
Dohwang775/
Doowuam774/
Dowaing772/
Dowhann771/
Dawan737,417/
Dovan733,183/
Doban731,062/
Dobon73775/
Duwan73178/
Dovon73148/
Dowon7359/
Dowam732/
Douwaine712/
Dowatten711/
Dhawan6727,509/
Dovhan6710,747/
Dovgan674,202/
Duwane672,839/
Douban67570/
Dawane67566/
Douvon67433/
Dahwan67426/
Daboon67251/
Doyban67213/
Dowhań67178/
Duwain67169/
Dovane67158/
Doiban67118/
Dawoon67101/
Dowone6777/
Dhuwan6766/
Dobhan6759/
Dovand6736/
Doboin6731/
Douvan6725/
Dawaan6724/
Dauwan6715/
Dawain6712/
Dhovan679/
Dawwan677/
Dovgon677/
Dossouhan676/
Doubon675/
Doivon675/
Dobaan674/
Dhoban674/
Dawhan673/
Dowein673/
Dujwan672/
Dobain672/
Doiwon672/
Dawaun672/
Duboon672/
Dowham672/
Doibon671/
Dobaun671/
Dhovon671/
Davoon671/
Duwanh671/
Doybon671/
Duwhan671/
Daawan671/
Duhwan671/
Dowhon671/
Dawank671/
Dojuan671/
Dovang671/
Dowoun671/
Dowoin671/
Dowgań671/
Dohwań671/
Dovean670/
Dovain670/
Dawean670/

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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 Doowan
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