Dwanah Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dwanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1481:29,7872,863
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dwanah (10) may also be a first name.

Dwanah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwanah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwanah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Dwanah live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Dwanah is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 29,787. In Liberia Dwanah is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found, Gbarpolu County, where 33 percent are found and Bong County, where 18 percent are found. Besides Liberia Dwanah exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Dwanah Last Name Statistics demography

Dwanah earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwannah9212/
Dwuanah921/
Dwana91241/
Dwanna8319/
Dwanai8310/
Dhwana834/
Dwayna832/
Dwanat831/
Twannah771/
Duana731,597/
Twana731,072/
Dwano733/
Dwena733/
Twanna67156/
Dwango6783/
Dwojna6728/
Thwana6724/
Duanga6721/
Duanas6716/
Twanai6716/
Duanna679/
Duanay679/
Duaina677/
Twaina676/
Duanaa674/
Dwaney671/
Twauna671/
Dwehna671/
Duanoh671/
Duangnaph671/
Twanoh671/
Duanea671/
Duagna671/
Dwenai671/
Dwayno671/
Dwonoh671/
D'Vana671/

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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 Dwanah
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