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 found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dowela reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Dowela is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Tanzania Dowela occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent live.
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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