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 last name Duala (Hindi: दुआला, Marathi: डुअला, Russian: Дуала) is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Duala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 966,131st most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. Duala 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 prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 177 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 54 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 40 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

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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