Douwe Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Douwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 166 | 1:125,115 | 14,217 |
| Mauritania | 65 | 1:62,998 | 4,372 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Douwe (7,004) may also be a first name.
Douwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Douwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Douwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Douwe live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 77,513th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,004 people.
The last name Douwe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 125,115. In Cameroon Douwe is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 69 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭ | aldw | 48 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩ | aldwh | 32 |
| ﺩﻭ | dw | 8 |
| ﺩﻭﻭﻭ | dwww | 4 |
| ﺍﺩﻭﺍ | adwa | 4 |
| ﺩﻭﻭﺍ | dwwa | 4 |
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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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- 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 Douwe
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