Dowana Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dowana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia121:367,37819,503
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dowana (43) may also be a first name.

Dowana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowana occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Dowana is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Dowana are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name globally, held by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia Dowana is most common in: Lofa County, where 42 percent live, Montserrado County, where 42 percent live and Bomi County, where 8 percent live. Other than Liberia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Ghana, where 12 percent live.

Dowana Last Name Statistics demography

Dowana earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwana929/
Dowaana924/
Dowuana922/
Dowanah921/
Duowana921/
Dowajna921/
Dhowana921/
Dewana831,639/
Dawana83441/
Duwana83301/
Dowani83241/
Dovana83112/
Dowena8366/
Dowane8320/
Dobana8313/
Dowona837/
Dowano831/
Dowuona777,449/
Deewana77223/
Dawanah77210/
Dawanna7742/
Duwanah7728/
Dowanou7719/
Duwaina7715/
Douwani7714/
Dewanay7713/
Dowojna7713/
Dawanau7712/
Dovanay778/
Dahwana777/
Doubana777/
Douwane777/
Dhawana775/
Doobana775/
Dowouna775/
Dewanna774/
Dovgana773/
Dowangi772/
Duwanna772/
Dowhanj772/
Dowoyna772/
Dhovana772/
Dewanah772/
Dawauna771/
Dovanna771/
Dowgani771/
Douvana771/
Dowango771/
Doweina771/
Dowenna771/
Dowhani771/
Dovanai771/
Dawaina771/
Daweana771/
Dawayna770/
Dowgany770/
Douvanas7141/
Douwanou7128/
Dahwanah7122/
Deewanna7110/
Dawanaha719/
Dachwana718/
Dowuonah718/
Douwaine712/
Dhojwani711/
Dhowaini711/
Dowhaneh711/
Dowhanei711/
Duwane672,839/
Dawani671,723/
Devana671,693/
Dewena67748/
Dawane67566/
Davana67430/
Douani67417/
Dabana67387/
Devona67380/
Dobane67289/
Dowhań67178/
Dovane67158/
Dubana67125/
Davena67107/
Dovano6789/
Duwani6782/
Dowone6777/
Dowoni6775/
Dawena6772/
Dabona6757/
Dawano6744/
Dovani6736/
Dovena6735/
Dawany6733/
Dowhanycz6732/
Duvana6726/
Dovona6724/
Davona6714/
Dobano6713/
Dobona6710/
Dobany677/
Duwona676/
Dawanj675/
Dubona674/
Dewona671/
Duwanh671/
Dohwań671/
Douwainie671/
Dovany670/

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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 Dowana
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