Douwah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Douwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Douwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douwah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﻩ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Douwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Douwah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Douwah is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 95,229. In Mauritania Douwah is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 84 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 12 percent live and Trarza Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 4 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douwah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douwah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﻩ | aldwah | 78.57 |
| ﺩﻭﺍﻩ | dwah | 21.43 |
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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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