Dounama Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Dounama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 311 | 1:61,711 | 2,905 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Dounama (146) may also be a first name.
Dounama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dounama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dounama has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dounama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 855,216th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dounama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dounama is also the 763,528th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 146 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 61,711. In Niger Dounama is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 69 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 31 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Dounama
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