Douwal Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Douwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Douwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Douwal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺍﻝ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Douwal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Douwal occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Douwal reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Douwal is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 25 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Mauritania, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douwal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﺍﻝ | dwal | - |
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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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- 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 Douwal
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