Dornu Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Dornu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Dornu (873) may also be a first name.
Dornu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dornu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dornu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dornu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 382,372nd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. The last name Dornu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dornu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dornu is also the 275,336th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 873 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dornau | 91 | 198 | / |
| Dorneu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Dornou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dornus | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dornut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorrnu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorneus | 83 | 357 | / |
| Dornaus | 83 | 115 | / |
| Dornaut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dornaud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doorngu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dornutt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Darnu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Dernu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Durnu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dournaux | 77 | 274 | / |
| Dourhnou | 77 | 204 | / |
| Dornhaus | 77 | 16 | / |
| Dournaud | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dornhout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dornhush | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dornoo | 73 | 767 | / |
| Darnau | 73 | 64 | / |
| Darnus | 73 | 19 | / |
| Dernau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Durnus | 73 | 8 | / |
| Durneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Durnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Darneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Durnux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Darnux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doornhout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darnaud | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Darnaux | 67 | 139 | / |
| Darnoud | 67 | 121 | / |
| Darnoux | 67 | 100 | / |
| Darnaut | 67 | 12 | / |
| Darnush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dernouh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Darnouh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Durnaux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dornu
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