Douna Surname
Approximately 5,560 people bear this surname
Douna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,198 | 1:8,732 | 674 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,527 | 1:12,018 | 1,041 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Cameroon | 311 | 1:66,782 | 8,434 |
| Benin | 181 | 1:57,103 | 7,085 |
| Netherlands | 153 | 1:110,374 | 17,676 |
| Greece | 117 | 1:94,699 | 15,986 |
| Algeria | 103 | 1:375,064 | 32,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Dounà (1) are calculated separately.
Douna (2,532) may also be a first name.
Douna Demographics
Average Douna Salary in
United States
$41,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Douna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Douna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻥ, Hindi: दौना, Oriya: େଦାଉନା) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Dounà. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Douna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,620th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,310,710 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Douna live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Chadic Africa. Douna is also the 146,556th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 2,532 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 2,198 people, or 1 in 8,732. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 31 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 24 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 22 percent are found. Beside Niger it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 27 percent are found and Chad, where 14 percent are found.
Douna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Douna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Douna last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Douna Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Douna last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Douna earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douna in the Hindi language | ||
| दौना | dauna | - |
| Douna in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାଉନା | eda'una | 66.67 |
| ଦଉନା | da'una | 33.33 |
| Douna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻥ | dwn | 50 |
| ﺩﻭﻧﻪ | dwnh | 20 |
| ﺩﻭﻧﺎ | dwna | 20 |
| ﺩﻭﻧﻰ | dwny | 10 |
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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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- 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 Douna
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