Dadavu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dadavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dadavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dadavu (Marathi: दडवु) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dadavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Dadavu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dadavu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Dadavu is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhadavu921/
Dhadhavu861/
Dadawu8311/
Dadabu835/
Dedavu831/
Dadashvui801/
Dadabou776/
Dadabau771/
Daudawu771/
Dadabhau7116/
Daddabou715/
Dodovu67254/
Dadewu6722/
Dedevu6711/
Dadabhouy672/
Dadobu671/
Dadobou6245/
Dadewou621/
Dadeuwou571/
Dhadhewu571/
Dedewu501/

Dadavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadavu in the Marathi language
दडवुdadavu-

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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 Dadavu
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