Douarou Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Douarou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douarou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1281:180,2447,993
Benin641:161,49416,390
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Douarou (2,728) may also be a first name.

Douarou Last Name Facts

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

Douarou is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Douarou.

How Common Is The Last Name Douarou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Douarou is the 1,214,709th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Douarou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 140,033rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 2,728 people.

The surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 180,244. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 88 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 10 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 1 percent reside. Barring The Ivory Coast Douarou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 33 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douharou931/
Douaro9215/
Doarou921/
Douhairou881/
Daourou863,505/
Doaro831/
Dahourou804,820/
Dohourou8019/
Dieourou8011/
Daourgou801/
Douara776,112/
Daouro77496/
Doharu77130/
Doharo777/
Duharu771/
Doarud771/
Douhourou7516/
Diehourou752/
Daourouia751/
Dahouroue751/
Douarah7134/
Daouros7113/
Dauharu716/
Duhairu715/
Doharau713/
Dahouro712/
Dahorou712/
Dahourouha711/
Daouroa711/
Dohorou711/
Daoro6786/
Doara6778/
Doară6723/
Dauaraju671/
Dhouahra671/
Douhoura671/
Dajharou671/
Dajaouro671/
Daourijo671/
Doharoot671/
Douairai671/

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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 Douarou
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