Doungou Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Doungou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 139 | 1:138,072 | 5,185 |
| Benin | 63 | 1:164,057 | 16,557 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Congo | 12 | 1:415,758 | 10,462 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Doungou (177) may also be a first name.
Doungou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doungou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Doungou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﻜﻮ) is most common in Niger. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doungou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 914,967th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Doungou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. Doungou is also the 685,598th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 177 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 138,072. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 30 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 28 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Niger Doungou exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Doungou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doungou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻧﻜﻮ | dwnkw | - |
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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 Doungou
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