Dave Forename
3,383rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 308,069 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Pitcairn Islands
Dave Forename Definition:
A diminutive of David.
Dave Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 180,345 | 1:2,010 | 392 |
| Canada | 100% | 52,119 | 1:636 | 133 |
| Philippines | 99% | 25,432 | 1:4,168 | 714 |
| India | 63% | 15,699 | 1:77,386 | 9,790 |
| New Zealand | - | 4,562 | 1:994 | 233 |
| England | 100% | 3,703 | 1:15,016 | 1,042 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2,600 | 1:68,294 | 4,451 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 2,143 | 1:635 | 72 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2,066 | 1:5,561 | 789 |
| Jamaica | - | 2,004 | 1:1,439 | 350 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Malawi | 98% | 1,481 | 1:11,555 | 1,234 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,166 | 1:39,715 | 2,962 |
| Haiti | 100% | 1,001 | 1:10,716 | 1,129 |
| Albania | 99% | 829 | 1:3,675 | 740 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 802 | 1:321,650 | 27,440 |
| China | - | 729 | 1:1,873,876 | 41,571 |
| Liberia | 100% | 662 | 1:6,665 | 717 |
| Congo | 91% | 646 | 1:7,754 | 1,055 |
| Zambia | - | 558 | 1:28,414 | 2,181 |
| South Africa | 99% | 498 | 1:109,503 | 8,595 |
| Gabon | - | 481 | 1:3,915 | 840 |
| Australia | - | 468 | 1:29,183 | 1,767 |
| DR Congo | 88% | 466 | 1:158,428 | 7,430 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 432 | 1:69,912 | 3,625 |
| Cameroon | 63% | 396 | 1:54,572 | 3,466 |
| Barbados | - | 371 | 1:781 | 183 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 332 | 1:91,717 | 6,595 |
| Brazil | 100% | 276 | 1:776,218 | 22,083 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 258 | 1:59,782 | 4,947 |
| Germany | 100% | 216 | 1:447,583 | 4,965 |
| Guyana | 100% | 207 | 1:3,687 | 704 |
| Peru | 99% | 190 | 1:167,323 | 4,763 |
| Ecuador | - | 162 | 1:109,425 | 2,555 |
| Thailand | 100% | 148 | 1:473,418 | 22,939 |
| Mexico | 98% | 142 | 1:874,257 | 7,569 |
| Bahamas | - | 136 | 1:2,937 | 584 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 131 | 1:1,357 | 241 |
| France | 100% | 123 | 1:540,409 | 5,599 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 117 | 1:40,752 | 2,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77% | 108 | 1:75,484 | 7,133 |
| Wales | 100% | 107 | 1:28,919 | 1,336 |
| Grenada | 100% | 93 | 1:1,163 | 228 |
| Mauritius | - | 93 | 1:13,955 | 1,555 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 93 | 1:88,317 | 2,951 |
| Israel | 100% | 88 | 1:95,488 | 4,237 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 86 | 1:121,294 | 5,870 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 82 | 1:669 | 104 |
| Suriname | 100% | 82 | 1:6,742 | 1,371 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 79 | 1:1,412 | 253 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 74 | 1:81,329 | 3,109 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 67 | 1:915 | 185 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 61 | 1:1,629 | 348 |
| American Samoa | - | 60 | 1:931 | 91 |
| Dominica | - | 59 | 1:1,279 | 238 |
| Cambodia | 65% | 56 | 1:290,595 | 7,911 |
| Namibia | - | 55 | 1:43,712 | 2,849 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 52 | 1:1,782 | 417 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 52 | 1:457,109 | 26,980 |
| Honduras | 100% | 51 | 1:172,892 | 4,304 |
| Scotland | 99% | 51 | 1:104,909 | 2,453 |
| Sweden | 100% | 48 | 1:205,373 | 7,085 |
| Ivory Coast | 84% | 45 | 1:512,799 | 18,942 |
| Chile | 100% | 41 | 1:429,444 | 5,557 |
| Panama | 100% | 41 | 1:95,282 | 4,823 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 40 | 1:2,744 | 522 |
| Pakistan | 96% | 39 | 1:4,983,530 | 48,405 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 39 | 1:149 | 30 |
| Belize | 100% | 38 | 1:9,324 | 1,456 |
| French Polynesia | - | 32 | 1:8,684 | 1,174 |
| Colombia | 100% | 31 | 1:1,541,256 | 14,557 |
| Finland | 96% | 26 | 1:210,892 | 3,527 |
| Denmark | - | 24 | 1:235,396 | 4,909 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 23 | 1:1,509 | 345 |
| Benin | 100% | 20 | 1:528,792 | 17,134 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 20 | 1:1,562 | 349 |
| Spain | 100% | 20 | 1:2,326,498 | 12,382 |
| Austria | 100% | 19 | 1:448,116 | 4,416 |
| Norway | 100% | 19 | 1:270,123 | 6,107 |
| Marshall Islands | 93% | 18 | 1:2,846 | 424 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Uganda | 86% | 16 | 1:2,559,808 | 30,381 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 12 | 1:1,408,507 | 21,461 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 12 | 1:4,556 | 750 |
| Singapore | 97% | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Argentina | 75% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| El Salvador | - | 9 | 1:704,643 | 5,397 |
| Senegal | 56% | 9 | 1:1,620,151 | 12,107 |
| Jersey | 100% | 8 | 1:12,498 | 955 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 8 | 1:511,905 | 10,283 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 8 | 1:72,620 | 4,185 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Greece | 100% | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Cook Islands | - | 5 | 1:3,631 | 547 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Montserrat | - | 5 | 1:975 | 152 |
| Nepal | 100% | 5 | 1:5,697,470 | 55,717 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| South Korea | 100% | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Micronesia | - | 2 | 1:53,250 | 1,276 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Pitcairn Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:52 | 1 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Davè (5), Davé (3) & Davê (1) are calculated separately.
Dave (155,427) may also be a surname.
Dave Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A diminutive of David.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Dave Forename Popularity
Dave Demographics
Average Male Dave Height
177.01 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 21,137 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Dave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dave in the Russian language | ||
| Даве | dave | - |
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Footnotes
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