Dounka Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Dounka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Dounka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dounka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dounka occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dounka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dounka is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dounka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 255,894. In Niger Dounka is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 45 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 20 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 29 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Dounka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis