Dwana Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1761:25,0482,452
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dwana (1,539) may also be a first name.

Dwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwana (Arabic: دوانا) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dwana is the 1,041,601st most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dwana reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 197,659th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,539 people.

The last name Dwana is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 25,048. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 40 percent live, Montserrado County, where 35 percent live and Lofa County, where 11 percent live. Beside Liberia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Dwana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dwana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 88.08% less than the national average, earning R 28,320 per year and in United States they earn 75.14% less than the national average, earning $10,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwanah91159/
Dwanna9119/
Dwanai9110/
Dhwana914/
Dwayna912/
Dwanat911/
Dwannah8312/
Dwuanah831/
Duana801,597/
Dwane801,526/
Twana801,072/
Dwani80268/
Dwany804/
Dwano803/
Dwena803/
Dwayne73390/
Twanna73156/
Dwango7383/
Dwaine7355/
Dwojna7328/
Thwana7324/
Duanga7321/
Duanas7316/
Twanai7316/
Duanna739/
Duanay739/
Duaina737/
Twaina736/
Hdwani736/
Dwanee735/
Dtwani735/
Dwanie734/
Duanaa734/
Dwhani732/
Dwanyi731/
Dwanes731/
Duanea731/
Duagna731/
Dwanne731/
Twauna731/
Dwenai731/
D'Vana731/
Dwehna731/
Dwanny731/
Dwaney731/
Dwayno731/
Duhanaj67471/
Duangna67337/
Duangai6746/
Dwaynez676/
Dhuhana674/
Duanaya674/
Douhana673/
Dwayneh672/
Duan'ai671/
Duhanay671/
Twainga671/
Dwainne671/
Twannah671/
Duanhai671/
Dvanaja671/
Dhwayne671/
Dwaynne670/

Dwana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwana in the Arabic language
دواناdwana-

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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 Dwana
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