Dorwah Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dorwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia621:71,1056,042
India101:76,706,538639,611

Dorwah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorwah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorwah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dorwah are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Dorwah is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 71,105. In Liberia Dorwah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 29 percent are found, Bong County, where 24 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorwahy929/
Dorweah928/
Dorwa913/
Dhorwath861/
Dorway83257/
Darwah83146/
Dorwat8341/
Derwah8312/
Dorwho837/
Doorwa837/
Dourwa836/
Doruah831/
Dorwoh831/
Dorwas831/
Dorvash7712/
Dorways777/
Dorzuah776/
Doorway776/
Darwath774/
Darwach773/
Darwuah771/
Dorbeah771/
Dourwai771/
Dorwast770/
Darwa73861/
Derwa73566/
Dorba7360/
Dorua7337/
Dorwo7310/
Dorva735/
Darway67431/
Darwai67412/
Derway6788/
Dourva6760/
Dourba6738/
Dharwa6725/
Darwaj6713/
Dorvat6712/
Doruha679/
Dorvau679/
Darwoh677/
Dorbay676/
Derwai674/
Dorvay673/
Dorboh673/
Dorvad672/
Dorbai672/
Darvah672/
Derwau671/
Dorwuo671/
Dorvas671/
Dhorva671/
Dhorua671/
Darwea671/
Dorbaj671/
Darwga671/
Darwwa671/
Doirva671/
Dhorba671/
Dorwey671/

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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
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  • 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 Dorwah
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