Dourwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Dourwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dourwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

Dourwa (16) may also be a first name.

Dourwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dourwa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dourwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Dourwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dourwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

Dourwa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 67 percent live and Far North Region, where 33 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Dourwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dourwai921/
Durwa9136/
Dorwa913/
Dourwe832,889/
Dorway83257/
Dorwah8372/
Dourva8360/
Dorwat8341/
Dourba8338/
Durway8334/
Dhurwa8325/
Doorwa837/
Dourwé831/
Dorwas831/
Dourvas7746/
Dhurway7719/
Dorwahy779/
Dorweah778/
Dorways777/
Doorway776/
Dhurwaa774/
Deurwad771/
Dowerwa771/
Dourwey771/
Dourbai771/
Dorwast770/
Durua739,257/
Durva733,881/
Darwa73861/
Durba73667/
Dorba7360/
Dorua7337/
Durwe7319/
Dorwe7315/
Dorwo7310/
Dorva735/
Dhorwath711/
Deurwaad711/
Dhurua6714,642/
Dhurwe67594/
Dhurva67534/
Durbha67441/
Darway67431/
Darwai67412/
Duruay67147/
Darwah67146/
Durvas6790/
Durbau6766/
Dorweh6763/
Duruha6755/
Dourbi6753/
Durbay6749/
Durrua6744/
Dharwa6725/
Dourbe6724/
Durvay6721/
Dhurba6719/
Darwaj6713/
Dorvat6712/
Dierwa6711/
Doruha679/
Dorwie677/
Dorwee677/
Dorwho677/
Dourby676/
Dorbay676/
Dourvi675/
Dorvay673/
Doruer672/
Dorbai672/
Dorvad672/
Durvai672/
Durwey672/
Dairwa672/
Daurua672/
Duorwe672/
Durvad672/
Dourbo672/
Dhorua671/
Dhorva671/
Dhorwe671/
Dhurwi671/
Durvaa671/
Durvea671/
Dorvas671/
Dourvy671/
Dorwoh671/
Durbah671/
Dorwuo671/
Darwea671/
Durwee671/
Dorbaj671/
Duruoa671/
Doruah671/
Darwga671/
Darwwa671/
Dourve671/
Dorwey671/
Duruaz671/
Durbai671/
Durbea671/
Dhorba671/
Doirva671/

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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 Dourwa
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