Duale Surname

18,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Duale Surname User-submission:

The Duale surname means a 'thin mile not far from an important village'.

Duale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland17,4551:20133
Somalia6,1761:2,178217
Kenya2,5261:18,2822,158
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
England2261:246,54020,052
Djibouti2001:4,575359
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
France851:781,44495,071
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Canada791:466,40040,200
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Norway421:122,43516,038
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Dualé (3) are calculated separately.

Duale (3,387) may also be a first name.

Duale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Duale surname means a 'thin mile not far from an important village'.

- omolara

Duale Last Name Facts

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

Duale (Arabic: دوالي, Marathi: डौले, Russian: Дуале) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Dualé. Click here for further possible spellings of Duale.

How Common Is The Last Name Duale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,882nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 249,856 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Duale are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 122,420th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 3,387 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is held by 17,455 people, or 1 in 201. Apart from Somaliland it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Duale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duale has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Duale last name grew 22,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Duale surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Duale last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Duale earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 34.94% less than the national average, earning 225,168 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.39% less than the national average, earning $33,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.75% less than the national average, earning $40,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dualé933/
Dualle912,066/
Duaale91908/
Duales91121/
Dualey912/
Dhuale912/
Dualee912/
Dualie912/
Dualei911/
Duayle911/
Dduale911/
Dualhe911/
Dual8919,152/
Dualleh83811/
Duhales831/
Duhalhe831/
Dualles831/
Duaaleh831/
Dualhey830/
Duatley830/
Tuale80322/
Duala80269/
Duali80228/
Dwale80165/
Duole8037/
Duall8030/
Dhual8025/
Dualy8023/
Dvale8014/
Dbale807/
Duaal802/
Dualh801/
Dualt801/
Dua'l801/
Douhal731,203/
Dhvale73173/
Duhalt73147/
Dualis73102/
Dhwale7342/
Dhbale7336/
Tualle7332/
Duolle7331/
Tualet7329/
Dvhale7327/
Dvalle7320/
Dualia7316/
Tualee7314/
Tuales7310/
Dualla737/
Tualeu737/
Dualai735/
Duhaly735/
Dhuali735/
Duoleh735/
Dualoi734/
Dhuala733/
Dualio733/
Duhall732/
Dbayle732/
Duatil732/
Dualth732/
Dualay731/
Duasil731/
Hdvale731/
Dhualy731/
Dhuole731/
Dwuall731/
Tualie731/
Duolea731/
Duoley731/
Tuhale731/
Tualey731/
Dwaale731/
Dwalei731/
Dhuaal731/
Duatel731/
Duhald731/
Duolee731/
Tualer731/
Dualih731/
Dvaley730/
Dwalle730/
Duol6730,390/
Tual675,892/
Duhault67119/
Duhalli6725/
Dwal6714/
D'Valle6710/
Dbal678/
Duallay676/
Duallio676/
Dval673/
Dbailey672/
Dhbhale672/
Dhualla671/
Dhvaale671/
Dhvalhe671/
Dhvalle671/
Dhwalhe671/
Dhhwale671/
Dvalley671/
Duhasel671/
Tualley671/
Duolleh671/
Dballey671/
Douhole671/
Duhalia671/

Duale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duale in the Marathi language
डौलेdaule60
दुफ़ाळेdufale20
उदाळेudale20
Duale in the Russian language
Дуалеduale-
Duale in the Arabic language
دواليdwaly-

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