Douwenga Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Douwenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Douwenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Douwenga occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Douwenga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Douwenga are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 150,778. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 45 percent reside, Groningen, where 13 percent reside and Overijssel, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Douwenga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Douwenga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.11% more than the national average, earning R 589,608 per year and in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Doubenga881/
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Duwena8634/
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Dawnga7111/
Dowgas714/
Dubenai67457/
Douvgai67343/
Tdawena6741/
Doubina6724/
Dobenau6722/
Doufgai6717/
Dovenna6716/
Duwaina6715/
Dowojna6713/
Dowejno6711/
Duwinah675/
Dowingo675/
Dhubena673/
Dawinga673/
Dowoyna672/
Duvenay671/
Dabenga671/
Dawngai671/
Dusweno671/
Daubena671/
Dahwnga671/
Douvgay671/
Douvina671/
Doubgai671/
Dowajna671/
Dowenos671/
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Daweina671/
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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 Douwenga
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