Duah Surname

14,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Duah 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'.

Duah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana35,3281:765116
Liberia7821:5,638679
United States4751:763,07159,419
England4721:118,04712,017
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Canada611:604,02649,778
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Duah (5,460) may also be a first name.

Duah 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

Duah Last Name Facts

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

Duah (Arabic: دواح) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,804th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 193,694 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Duah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duah is also the 90,949th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 5,460 people.

Duah is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 35,328 people, or 1 in 765. Without taking into account Ghana Duah exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Duah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duah surname grew 47,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Duah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Duah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duah earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning 426,691 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning R 211,308 per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning $59,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douah892,157/
Duhah8995/
Duaha895/
Dauah891/
Douach80294/
Dhuhah8028/
Douahy8025/
Dauach804/
Douahe802/
Duhhah801/
Duyjah801/
Duiyah801/
Douaha801/
Dujjah801/
Duhiah801/
Duhash800/
Doua7523,785/
Duha7513,525/
Duho753,592/
Daua75383/
Duľa75165/
Duoh75121/
Duğa7557/
Dușa7540/
Deua7536/
Duhá753/
Duua752/
Duĺa752/
Douhaha7314/
Douahai738/
Douhach731/
Duhaish731/
Douai678,017/
Dahua675,178/
Douay674,972/
Douho672,401/
Douha672,389/
Dauad672,297/
Douat671,449/
Douas671,348/
Duhau671,109/
Dhuha67500/
Duhoo67425/
Douaa67337/
Duhey67209/
Duhay67204/
Duhaj67199/
Douoh67117/
Douau67107/
Duhaa67103/
Douad6780/
Duhai6764/
Duhou6761/
Dhoua6754/
Duiya6749/
Duhaň6747/
Dujha6729/
Duhoň6727/
Duija6723/
Duháň6721/
Dauai6720/
Dujja6715/
Dou'a6715/
Duhod6714/
Dauas6713/
Duaiy6713/
Dugia6712/
Dujia6712/
Dhaua679/
Dauha678/
Duhač678/
Dduha676/
Duyya676/
Deuha675/
Douaz675/
Dauaa675/
Ddaua674/
Deuaa674/
Deuap674/
Duhoa673/
Duhos673/
Dauay673/
Dauho673/
Duhho672/
Duhoh672/
Douoa672/
Dauoa672/
Duhio672/
Douaj672/
Dahuo672/
Dujya671/
Dauat671/
Dujga671/
Dooah671/
Dauau671/
Duyia671/
Duuai671/
Duuho671/
Duțea671/
Dhuho671/
Douap671/
Dujea671/
Duheu671/
Duhgo671/
Duohu671/

Duah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duah in the Arabic language
دواحdwah-

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