Dua Surname

12,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dua Surname User-submission:

It is a name of the Ashanti Twi-speaking people of Ghana. One of the chiefs of the Asante kingdom was Kwaku Duah. It means 'plant or tree of hope'.

Dua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India23,2891:32,9372,400
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
Indonesia2,7921:47,3675,341
Philippines2,5711:39,3776,146
Papua New Guinea2,0411:3,995213
DR Congo1,9091:38,7014,777
Ivory Coast1,5921:14,4921,154
Vietnam1,3211:70,133618
United States1,1701:309,79428,417
Tanzania5071:104,42110,188
United Arab Emirates4391:20,8712,419
Canada3301:111,65311,929
England2991:186,34816,642
Belgium2431:47,3117,687
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Malaysia2011:146,7379,218
Turkey1711:455,09626,650
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Pakistan1031:1,734,40717,708
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Taiwan861:272,6132,261
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Solomon Islands511:11,3732,032
France431:1,544,714145,815
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Lebanon311:181,8418,070
São Tomé and Príncipe261:6,824491
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Malta181:23,9041,289
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Oman41:921,9937,313
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Dua (12,015) may also be a first name.

Dua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a name of the Ashanti Twi-speaking people of Ghana. One of the chiefs of the Asante kingdom was Kwaku Duah. It means 'plant or tree of hope'.

- kdf1977

Dua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dua (Georgian: დუა, Hindi: दुआ, Oriya: ଦୁଆ, Russian: Дуа) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dua is the 12,820th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 166,443 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Dua are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 54,118th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12,015 people.

The last name Dua is most widespread in India, where it is held by 23,289 people, or 1 in 32,937. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 39 percent are found, Haryana, where 16 percent are found and Punjab, where 13 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Dua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Dua are 3.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dua earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.96% more than the national average, earning R 463,296 per year; in United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $55,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duay863,106/
Dhua862,034/
Duat861,537/
Duad861,094/
Duaa86667/
Duea86289/
Tdua86123/
Duas86110/
Duaz8655/
Duap8632/
Duae8627/
Duoa8620/
Duaj8619/
Ddua862/
Hdua861/
Dtua861/
Douha752,389/
Duhaj75199/
Duhaň7547/
Duaij7542/
Duaas7541/
Duach7520/
Duatt7516/
Dhuaa7514/
Duhač758/
Douea757/
Dduad754/
Duasd754/
Duash754/
Dhuat753/
Duhoa753/
Duaei753/
Duaad753/
Dduah752/
Duayt752/
Dhuaj752/
Dhuad752/
Dhuap751/
Duahh751/
Duabp751/
Duazt751/
Dueða751/
Duaie751/
Dhuas751/
Duast751/
Duoha751/
Duahy750/
Tua6721,084/
Duo6714,375/
Duhaut671,325/
Dwa67659/
Dba67134/
Douhay6796/
Dhouha6770/
Dva6736/
Duayhe6735/
Dhuhah6728/
Douhai6722/
Duhaud6722/
Duhait6716/
Douhaï6713/
Dhuaha6711/
Dhuhai676/
Douhaa674/
Douhaj672/
Duahah671/
Dhuhat671/
Douhat671/
Geedua671/
Tduaah671/
Duhays671/
Dua'aa671/
Duhash670/

Dua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dua in the Georgian language
დუაdua-
Dua in the Hindi language
दुआdu'a99.35
Dua in the Oriya language
ଦୁଆdu'a69.01
ଡୁଆdu'a26.76
Dua in the Russian language
Дуаdua-

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