Douwan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Douwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Douwan (31) may also be a first name.
Douwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douwan occurs most in Niger. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Douwan? popularity and diffusion
Douwan is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Douwan reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Douwan is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 91 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 45 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 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 Douwan
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