Dowingnan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dowingnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowingnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin441:234,90021,145
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dowingnan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dowingnan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dowingnan occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowingnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dowingnan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 234,900. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 98 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downan8012/
Downhan7515/
Downane750/
Downam67139/
Dawnan679/
Downon670/
Dovnan670/
Dubingnon670/
Downham632,667/
Dobnean631/
Dawnann631/
Dobnon531/
Dawnam531/
Davnan531/
Davnand506/
Dawnham502/
Davnyan501/

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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
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  • 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 Dowingnan
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