Dowang Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Dowang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Dowang (59) may also be a first name.
Dowang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Dowang live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 32 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Dowang is also the 1,282,666th most common first name world-wide, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Dowang is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 52 percent reside, North Region, where 23 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douwang | 92 | 7 | / |
| Dohwang | 92 | 5 | / |
| Dowaing | 92 | 2 | / |
| Doewang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dawang | 83 | 5,478 | / |
| Dewang | 83 | 320 | / |
| Duwang | 83 | 279 | / |
| Dowong | 83 | 24 | / |
| Doweng | 83 | 17 | / |
| Dobang | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dovang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dawuang | 77 | 63 | / |
| Daewang | 77 | 26 | / |
| Deuwang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hdawang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Douvang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Doubang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dawwang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dowwong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Deewang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Duwangs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daawang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dawangs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dovaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Douwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doweing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daweang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duhwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dohbang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawaang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowoteng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Duwasing | 71 | 3 | / |
| Douhuang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dawating | 71 | 1 | / |
| Douwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deewaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Davang | 67 | 1,513 | / |
| Dabang | 67 | 1,373 | / |
| Devang | 67 | 1,326 | / |
| Dawong | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Dabong | 67 | 272 | / |
| Daweng | 67 | 181 | / |
| Duwong | 67 | 140 | / |
| Dewong | 67 | 61 | / |
| Davong | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dubong | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dubang | 67 | 19 | / |
| Doveng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dobong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Devong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Duvang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dawamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duvong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daveng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowengowa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dowang
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