Dourwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Dourwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
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 surname Dourwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dourwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dourwa is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Dourwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dourwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dourwa is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Dourwa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Dourwa is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 67 percent reside and Far North Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 50 percent reside.
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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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