Da Surname

3,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Da Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Da Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India77,5671:9,889836
Vietnam20,8771:4,438191
China11,9791:114,143230
Egypt10,0061:9,1881,121
Myanmar6,6921:7,761255
Bangladesh5,6771:28,0711,844
Cambodia2,6631:5,816764
Indonesia2,4691:53,5645,955
United States2,1321:170,00917,182
Ivory Coast1,7611:13,1011,062
Nigeria1,0301:171,98310,640
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Taiwan1,0051:23,328320
Brazil9321:229,6938,885
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Malaysia6931:42,5603,435
Thailand6631:106,54415,500
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Burkina Faso4711:38,9641,965
Pakistan3891:459,2398,178
Philippines3441:294,29742,033
Afghanistan3031:106,1162,665
Zimbabwe2691:57,3918,703
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
United Arab Emirates2071:44,2624,507
Swaziland2021:6,427396
France1621:410,01760,039
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Japan1401:913,17419,248
Australia1371:197,04919,369
São Tomé and Príncipe1211:1,466200
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
England921:605,63136,119
Czechia871:122,22419,686
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Benin791:130,83014,100
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Italy681:899,36366,781
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Niger221:872,36419,806
Israel211:407,50632,346
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Finland181:305,37222,464
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Norway131:395,56035,657
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Laos91:732,036508
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Albania41:728,51420,844
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: (72), (3), (3), (2) & (2) are calculated separately.

Da (616,965) may also be a first name.

Da Last Name Facts

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

The last name Da (Bengali: দা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍ, Hindi: डा, Oriya: ଡା) is most common in India. It can also appear as a variant: , , , or . For other potential spellings of Da click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Da? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,649th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,357 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Da live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Da is also the 1,599th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 616,965 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 77,567 people, or 1 in 9,889. In India Da is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 52 percent are found, Haryana, where 37 percent are found and Assam, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 148 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 14 percent are found and China, where 8 percent are found.

Da Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Da has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Da last name grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Da Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Da last name is chiefly Muslim (65%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Da surname are 21.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Da earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning R 254,976 per year; in Vietnam they earn 40.51% less than the national average, earning 49,041,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8372/
833/
833/
832/
832/
Das8012,401,897/
Dai804,941,711/
Dad80463,053/
Day80264,068/
Dau80183,025/
Dah80137,362/
Dağ8075,898/
Dat8040,788/
Daş8015,324/
Dea8013,620/
Doa8012,761/
Dha809,182/
Daz804,413/
Daa804,100/
Daj803,150/
Dap801,452/
Hda80773/
Dda80329/
Daï8095/
Daß8055/
D'A8032/
Daš8024/
Daî8021/
Dga8020/
Déa8020/
Tda8019/
Daç807/
Daí802/
Ïda801/
Daì801/
Dáa801/
Daud67362,435/
Dash67326,873/
Dass67131,808/
Datt6771,412/
Daas6757,008/
Daya6726,700/
Dahy6715,298/
Dais6713,770/
Daha6712,140/
Dhas6711,934/
Daus678,250/
Deas677,598/
Daad677,223/
Daut676,535/
Daiz674,689/
Daja673,699/
Dait673,262/
Daia673,151/
Days673,018/
Dauz672,910/
Dach672,291/
Daid672,190/
Dauh672,024/
Dahu672,004/
Dadd671,657/
Daah671,344/
Dast671,285/
Dapp671,070/
Dhai67963/
Daaj67961/
Dats67956/
Daux67859/
Dhat67776/
Hdad67760/
Diea67555/
Deat67508/
Dìaz67410/
Daiß67368/
Daih67343/
Dhea67332/
Daup67327/
Dhad67307/
Deap67306/
Daay67295/
Dhah67287/
Dadh67270/
Dasd67246/
Dacz67230/
Daap67228/
Daňa67228/
Dhap67227/
da S67226/
Ddha67213/
Dazz67208/
Dáňa67199/
Daiy67194/
Daip67185/
Dajč67175/
Hdda67171/
Dhay67170/
Duľa67165/
Dead67155/
Deea67143/
Daat67137/
Daai67127/
Dhau67120/
Daph67105/
Deaz67103/
Daić6797/
Dhaj6793/
Dhoa6792/
Daği6784/
Dağa6783/
Dads6770/
Dhaa6763/
Ddas6762/
Ddad6759/
Gyda6759/
Daaz6759/
Duğa6757/
Dooa6752/
Dúha6748/
Dahj6746/
Dușa6740/
Dayß6737/
Dauß6735/
Hdas6733/
Ddah6733/
Dayt6729/
Dauu6727/
Dayz6727/
Daij6726/
Dioa6723/
Dayd6723/
Tdai6722/
Dadt6721/
Dasp6720/
Duoa6720/
Deae6718/
Hday6717/
Daič6717/
Dauy6715/
Da'a6715/
Dïaz6715/
Hdai6715/
Dahh6713/
Dayh6710/
da Z6710/
Ddga678/
Hdea678/
Ddaa677/
Tdas676/
Dayı676/
Dadz676/
D'As675/
Doșa675/
Dauš675/
Daaa675/
Ddaj674/
Datd674/
Dayp674/
Doța674/
Dgai674/
Hdat674/
Dgay673/
Dhda673/
Ddai673/
Dìas673/
Do'a673/
Dajj673/
Dhga672/
Daàs672/
Déga672/
Dhéa672/
D'Ah672/
D'Ai672/
Duĺa672/
Dayï672/
Tdah672/
da H672/
Ddea671/
Dahz671/
Dajh671/
Dabp671/
Dođa671/
Thda671/
Daãd671/
Daâs671/
Dhaî671/
Daás671/
Tdea671/
H'Da671/
Datp671/
Daïd671/
Daït671/
Daşt671/
Dayj671/
Dajç671/
D'Au671/
D'Ay671/
D'Ha671/
Dyoa671/
Déha671/
Dday671/
Ddaz671/
Hdah671/
Tdoa671/
Dgaj671/
Daiç671/
Dajz671/
Da'e671/
Ddat671/
Htda671/
Hhda671/
Hdap671/
Hdoa671/
Dazt670/

Da Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Da in the Bengali language
দাda85.71
ড়াra14.29
Da in the Hindi language
डाda55.7
da40.79
दाda1.98
डा़da0.4
डा॰da0.26
da0.1
ड़ाra0.08
डॉdo0.03
ड॓da0.01
ड़ा॰ra0.01
देde0
द़da0
ड़ा़ra0
Da in the Oriya language
ଡାda43.2
da39.34
ଦାସdasa6.8
ଦାda5.7
ଦାଶdasa2.76
da0.55
ଡିdi0.18
Da in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍalda37.5
ﺟﺎﻩjah25
ﺟﺎja12.5
ﺍﻟﺪald12.5
ﺩﺍda12.5

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