Where Does The Last Name Dowani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dowani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Dowani is the 1,041,601^st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Dowani are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dowani is also the 2,786,762^nd most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname Dowani is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 80,828. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.