Dourwe Surname
Approximately 2,889 people bear this surname
Dourwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,408 | 1:8,625 | 1,122 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
The alternate forms: Dourwé (1) are calculated separately.
Dourwe (2,138) may also be a first name.
Dourwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dourwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dourwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as: Dourwé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dourwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,349th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,522,515 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dourwe are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dourwe is also the 162,405th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 2,138 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,408 people, or 1 in 8,625. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 51 percent are found, North Region, where 23 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Chad, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Dourwe
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