Dowah Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5131:8,594984
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Sweden181:547,04239,827
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Dowah (25) may also be a first name.

Dowah Last Name Facts

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

Dowah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﻩ) is found most in Liberia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dowah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 499,041st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Dowah live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Dowah is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 8,594. In Liberia Dowah is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 33 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 28 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Dowah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwah9146/
Doewah9123/
Doweah916/
Doywah912/
Dowahy911/
Dowa892,563/
Dawah804,283/
Douwa80870/
Dewah80662/
Doowa80276/
Doywa80137/
Doway80109/
Dojwa80104/
Dowoh8093/
Dowai8083/
Doiwa8045/
Dhowa8039/
Doewa8015/
Dowea8012/
Dowho808/
Ddowa806/
Dowua806/
Dowaa804/
Dohwa803/
Dowha801/
Dowwa801/
Dawach73299/
Dowais73203/
Doobah73102/
Doeway7361/
Doubah7344/
Duobah7343/
Dehwah7330/
Dawaha7328/
Deewah7319/
Dowhos7319/
Duowai7318/
Dawahe7316/
Dohwai7315/
Dowa'a7315/
Douwai7313/
Dewaha7310/
Dowhey739/
Dovash739/
Dhewah738/
Dowhai736/
Dowhay735/
Dhawah733/
Douway732/
Douwoh732/
Dovahy732/
Dawaih732/
Daawah732/
Dowaad731/
Dawaah731/
Dewahy731/
Dahwah731/
Dawahh731/
Doovah731/
Doweih731/
Dowhau731/
Doowua731/
Dohway731/
Dosway730/
Duoway730/
Dowaus730/
Dawa6743,247/
Dewa6718,671/
Doba6710,717/
Dova671,998/
Dowo67930/
Dovhash67114/
Dhahwah6783/
Ddawach6781/
Dochwat6737/
Dousuah6733/
Dovhach6730/
Dawachh679/
Dhawach678/
Doewhea676/
Dahwash673/
Dhobhah672/
Doweish671/
Dhawath671/
Dhehwah671/
Dhohwai671/
Daweaha671/
Dehweah671/
Dawaich671/
Doubahy671/
Dowhoch670/

Dowah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﻩaldwah-

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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 Dowah
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