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

The surname Duala (Hindi: दुआला, Marathi: डुअला, Russian: Дуала) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 966,131st most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Duala are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 177 people.

The last name Duala is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 54 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Duala is found in 12 countries. It is also common 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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