Dwo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dwo (41) may also be a first name.

Dwo Last Name Facts

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

Dwo is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Dwo are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 41 people.

The surname Dwo is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia Dwo is mostly concentrated in: Margibi County, where 90 percent live and Bomi County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Liberia Dwo exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 12 percent live.

Dwo Last Name Statistics demography

Dwo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning $20,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ddwo861/
Dwoo861/
Dwoi861/
Tdwo861/
Dwoh861/
Dwuo861/
Dwosh7550/
Dhwoj751/
Dwoud751/
Dwosz751/
Dwost751/
Duo6714,375/
Dwa67659/
Two67388/
Dvo6724/
D'Wood678/
Dbo677/
Dwoods673/
Dwosch670/

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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 Dwo
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