Douwal Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Douwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Douwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Douwal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺍﻝ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Douwal is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Douwal is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Douwal are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name Douwal is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 25 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Niger Douwal exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwale9228/
Duwal915,472/
Dowal91275/
Douwalle868/
Doubal83648/
Dowall83220/
Dowhal8358/
Duwale8357/
Duwall8324/
Dowale8321/
Dauwal8310/
Dowgal836/
Douval836/
Dhuwal835/
Duewal830/
Dowatl830/
Doğualp77177/
Duewall77116/
Duswalt7756/
Dußwald7714/
Doßwald775/
Duehwal774/
Dhowale772/
Dhauwal772/
Dhuswal771/
Doswalt771/
Dowaldt771/
Doiwale771/
Duwalle771/
Dowalle771/
Doubalh771/
Douwoul771/
Duewahl771/
Douvale771/
Doowall770/
Douball770/
Duval7387,424/
Dubal7312,206/
Doval737,406/
Dawal734,508/
Dobal732,626/
Düwal7323/
Dowol732/
Duwol731/
Duwał731/
Dowól731/
Duchwald714/
Dusswald714/
Dhauwall712/
Douwoule712/
Dosswald712/
Duchwall710/
Duvall6729,389/
Dobhal677,101/
Dovhal676,539/
Dhawal675,801/
Dobuol675,020/
Dovgal674,010/
Dubail671,947/
Daboul671,860/
Dovale671,380/
Dawale67847/
Daiwal67555/
Dhubal67447/
Duvail67339/
Dowole67150/
Duvale67145/
Duball67101/
Dhobal6792/
Ďoubal6789/
Duival6782/
Dawall6773/
Dauval6772/
Duvald6767/
Dawoul6751/
Daubal6750/
Duvaul6743/
Dhuval6729/
Düwall6724/
Duboul6724/
Dajwal6722/
Duvalt6721/
Dovald6716/
Dubhal6713/
Dovall6711/
Dhoval6711/
Dosval6711/
Doobal6710/
Dueval6710/
Dowool679/
Deiwal678/
Deuval677/
Dawail677/
Dahwal676/
Doball674/
Dowhol674/
Dawaal673/
Daywal673/
Dhuwol672/
Douwoulle672/
Doboul672/
Dusual672/
Doival671/
Dobail671/
Dobeal671/
Duuval671/
Duvoul671/
Dubeal671/
Dawwal671/
Hdawal671/
Davoul671/
Duvahl671/
Dovalt671/
Dovayl671/
Doeval670/
Dovaul670/
Deubal670/

Douwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Douwal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺍﻝdwal-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douwal
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