Douwu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Douwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Douwu (790) may also be a first name.

Douwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Douwu occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Douwu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 291,524th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 790 people.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Liberia Douwu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 10 percent are found and Taiwan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwou9110/
Douweu911/
Duwu89159/
Dowu89107/
Douwoud839/
Dhouwou831/
Duowu8026/
Duwau8025/
Dauwu809/
Tdowu804/
Duwus803/
Duwwu803/
Duwuh801/
Duwud801/
Dowui801/
Dobuu801/
Deuwu801/
Doubu801/
Doubou732,950/
Doubeu7391/
Duwuth7357/
Douvou7353/
Dhowui731/
Dawu671,402/
Dubu671,232/
Dovu67601/
Dobu67311/
Duvu6775/
Douevou672/
Douebou671/
Douvoud671/
Douvgou671/

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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 Douwu
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