Dowou Surname

223,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Dowou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,7851:4,060684
Benin311:333,40726,304
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dowou (13) may also be a first name.

Dowou Last Name Facts

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

Dowou occurs in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowou is the 223,284th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,995,365 people. Dowou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dowou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Togo, where it is held by 1,785 people, or 1 in 4,060. Beside Togo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Dowou Last Name Statistics demography

Dowou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowoue9154/
Douwou9110/
Dhowou916/
Duowou915/
Dowo89930/
Dowu89107/
Douwoud839/
Douwoue831/
Dowohue831/
Dhouwou831/
Dobou80221/
Dowoh8093/
Dawou8046/
Douwo8043/
Dowuo8036/
Dovou8031/
Duowu8026/
Dohwo8021/
Dowoe8015/
Dowoy8012/
Douwu8010/
Dowoi809/
Dowos809/
Dowho808/
Dowua806/
Duowo805/
Tdowu804/
Dhowo802/
Doowo802/
Dowoo801/
Duwou801/
Dowui801/
Doweu801/
Dowahoue772/
Doubou732,950/
Douvou7353/
Dowhos7319/
Doboue7318/
Duowoi7317/
Doobeu736/
Dawoue736/
Dowoye732/
Doevou732/
Dobouh732/
Dowoya732/
Dowoyi732/
Douwoh732/
Douwuo732/
Dooveu731/
Dowhau731/
Dowoit731/
Duowuo731/
Duowoe731/
Dhawou731/
Doswuo731/
Dowoji731/
Douweu731/
Dowhui731/
Dhowui731/
Dhovou731/
Dawouy731/
Dawoup731/
Doowod731/
Doewoe731/
Doowua731/
Dowaus730/
Doobau730/
Dowhue730/
Dobo674,872/
Dawo672,960/
Dowa672,563/
Dawu671,402/
Dovo67806/
Dovu67601/
Dobu67311/
Duwo67190/
Duwu67159/
Douboue6710/
Dowahue673/
Dawayou672/
Dhoevou672/
Dawouya672/
Duwayou672/
Deuwoue671/
Dawoudd671/
Dovohue671/
Douvoud671/
Dowoyee671/
Duowoie671/
Dohouho671/
Dawouha671/
Douvgou671/
Dowhoch670/

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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 Dowou
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