Doundoun Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Doundoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doundoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Doundoun (14) may also be a first name.

Doundoun Last Name Facts

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

Doundoun is most common in Niger. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doundoun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Doundoun occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Doundoun live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent live and Zinder Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 20 percent live.

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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 Doundoun
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