Douniya Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Douniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 61 | 1:340,477 | 30,746 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Douniya (301) may also be a first name.
Douniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douniya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻧﻴﻪ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douniya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Douniya is the 2,237,939th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Douniya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Douniya live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 507,810th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 301 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 340,477. In Cameroon Douniya is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 52 percent are found, North Region, where 46 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douniya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻧﻴﻪ | dnyh | 50 |
| ﺩﻧﻴﺎ | dnya | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douniya
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