Dukawa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Dukawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Dukawa (15) may also be a first name.
Dukawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dukawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dukawa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dukawa? popularity and diffusion
Dukawa is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Dukawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Dukawa live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dukawa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 15 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Dukawa is most common in: Kano, where 87 percent are found, Kaduna, where 11 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukhawa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dokawa | 83 | 128 | / |
| Dikawa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Dukava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dukaeva | 77 | 172 | / |
| Dukhava | 77 | 20 | / |
| Dukavas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Daukaeva | 71 | 181 | / |
| Dukhaeva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Doukouwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dukawich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daugkewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dukova | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Dikowa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Dikawo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Doukhouwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dukhovaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dukowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ducava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dicawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dukkhaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dukawa
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