Dwamena Surname

37,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dwamena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwamena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,6461:1,980329
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
England981:568,55234,674
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Dwamena (1,243) may also be a first name.

Dwamena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwamena has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwamena? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,833rd most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 523,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dwamena reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dwamena is also the 224,099th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,243 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 13,646 people, or 1 in 1,980. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dwamena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dwamena last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Dwamena earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.79% less than the national average, earning $30,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwamenah93842/
Dwamina8616/
Dwemena861/
Dwamene861/
Twamona7134/
Twamana7125/
Tuamena714/
Dwamini712/
Dwemana712/
Duamona711/
Dhwamini677/
Duamenyo674/
Twaameni674/
Tuaamena674/
Duhaumene6316/
Tuamona57569/
Tuamana5723/
Dbomyna579/
Tuemena572/
Tuamina572/
Twamini571/
Duomene571/
Tuameno571/
Tuamene571/
Duamine571/
Dhuamini531/
Thuamina531/
Tuomenas531/
Duhamine531/
Dweimine531/
Thuamenge509/
Touhamene504/
D'Weimine501/

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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 Dwamena
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