Dadabhay Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dadabhay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadabhay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5321:101,83812,320
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Dadabhay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dadabhay (Marathi: दादाभाय) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadabhay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,722nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Dadabhay reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 101,838. In South Africa Dadabhay is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Dadabhay Last Name Statistics demography

Dadabhay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.47% more than the national average, earning R 397,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dadabhay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadabhay in the Marathi language
दादाभायdadabhaya58.33
दादाभाईdadabha'i33.33
दाडाभायdadabhaya8.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dadabhay
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