Dowevi Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Dowevi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 60 | 1:172,260 | 17,125 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Dowevi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowevi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dowevi is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dowevi.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowevi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dowevi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 172,260. In Benin it is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 33 percent are found, Mono Department, where 32 percent are found and Zou Department, where 27 percent are found. Besides Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Dowevi
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