Duwama Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Duwama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duwama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Duwama (13) may also be a first name.

Duwama Last Name Facts

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

Duwama is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duwama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Duwama is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Duwama live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duwama is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

Duwama is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Duwama is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duwaima921/
Douwama921/
Duwamai921/
Duwaimah861/
Duwami8313/
Dowama836/
Duwame834/
Dubama831/
Duvama831/
Douvama772/
Douwame771/
Dauwami771/
Duvamma771/
Dowaimah712/
Dhubamma711/
Doubamai711/
Dauvamah711/
Doouhama711/
Diwema6734/
Dubamo6711/
Diwamo674/
Dowami673/
Divama673/
Dubame671/
Douvami627/
Divamma625/
Duvemma621/
Duwoimei5710/
Dauvamoh573/
Dowhayme572/
Douwoumou532/
Deussuami531/
Duvemo5015/
Dowomi503/
Dowome501/

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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
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  • 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 Duwama
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