Duala Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Duala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England141:3,979,861125,553
India101:76,706,538639,611
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Duala (177) may also be a first name.

Duala Last Name Facts

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

Duala (Hindi: दुआला, Marathi: डुअला, Russian: Дуала) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Duala is the 966,131st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Duala live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Duala is also the 685,598th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 177 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dualia9116/
Dualah9115/
Dualla917/
Dualau915/
Dualai915/
Dualas914/
Dhuala913/
Dualay911/
Douhala839/
Duallay836/
Duallah834/
Duhalia831/
Duallap831/
Dhualla831/
Duale8029,167/
Tuala804,558/
Dwala80649/
Duali80228/
Dbala80216/
Dualo8080/
Dualy8023/
Dvala808/
Duola803/
Dualé803/
Dhualath771/
Dualle732,066/
Tualla731,467/
Duallo731,461/
Duaale73908/
Dualos73311/
Thuala73125/
Duales73121/
Dualis73102/
Tualai7327/
Duolah7321/
Duolai7318/
Tualau7314/
Duolay7313/
Dhvala735/
Duhaly735/
Dhuali735/
Dualoi734/
Tualya734/
Dduola733/
Dualio733/
Tualia733/
Dualey732/
Dhuale732/
Dualeo732/
Dhuola732/
Dhwala732/
Dualie732/
Dualee732/
Dwalla732/
Duolla732/
Dualei731/
Dualoo731/
Dualih731/
Dvalya731/
Dualhe731/
Duaslo731/
Dwayla731/
Dwalai731/
Dwaala731/
Dduale731/
Dhualy731/
Dwalia731/
Tuahla731/
Duayle731/
Dwaula731/
Dualleh67811/
Dwallah6744/
Duhalli6725/
Duhaylo6722/
Tuallah6720/
Duallio676/
Dbailia675/
Duhalhe671/
Duallos671/
Dwaylia671/
Dualles671/
Touhala671/
Duaaleh671/
Tuahlay671/
Duhales671/
Dwaulah671/
Duatley670/
Dualhey670/

Duala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duala in the Hindi language
दुआलाdu'ala-
Duala in the Marathi language
डुअलाdu'ala72.73
दौलाdaula9.09
डूअलाdu'ala9.09
डुआलाdu'ala9.09
Duala in the Russian language
Дуалаduala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Duala
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