Dovna Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dovna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Dovna (42) may also be a first name.

Dovna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dovna (Georgian: დოვნა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻓﻨﻪ, Hindi: दोवना, Russian: Довна) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dovna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dovna is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 97 percent reside and North Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douvna9140/
Dovnat912/
Dovnah910/
Davna80175/
Downa809/
Dobna803/
Dovno801/
Dovni801/
Dovne801/
Dovner73317/
Downat7311/
Dovnäs739/
Duowna735/
Douvne733/
Davnai732/
Downah732/
Dhavna732/
Davnay731/
Davnaj731/
Davhna731/
Douwna731/
Downay731/
Davnah731/
Doubna731/
Downea730/
Dohbna730/
Dovney730/
Dovnych67115/
Dovnich6736/
Dowenna671/
Doovnih671/
Dobinna671/
Downapp671/
Doovner671/
Davnnay670/
Downaha670/

Dovna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dovna in the Georgian language
დოვნაdovna-
Dovna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻓﻨﻪdwfnh-
Dovna in the Hindi language
दोवनाdovana-
Dovna in the Russian language
Довнаdovna-

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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 Dovna
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