Dowela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Dowela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Dowela (7) may also be a first name.
Dowela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dowela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻟﻞ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowela? popularity and diffusion
Dowela is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Dowela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dowela are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 7 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dowela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dowela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻟﻞ | dwll | - |
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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 Dowela
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