Douwou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Douwou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Douwou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douwou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douwou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Douwou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Douwou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Douwou are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
Douwou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Douwou is primarily concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 71 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 14 percent live and Zinder Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Niger Douwou occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent live.
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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 Douwou
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