Dadwa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Palestine

Dadwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dadwa Last Name Facts

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

Dadwa (Oriya: ଡାା) is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Dadwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Dadwa are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo Dadwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dadwai9120/
Dadwah9115/
Dadwad9110/
Dadway913/
Dadwat911/
Dhadwai838/
Dhadwat832/
Dahdwad831/
Dadua801,024/
Dadba80169/
Dodwa80140/
Datwa8057/
Dedwa8035/
Dadwe8024/
Dadva8014/
Dhadhwad771/
Datwat73149/
Dhadwe73100/
Dodwad7377/
Dodway7336/
Dadvai7328/
Dadwes7325/
Dadhva736/
Daydua736/
Daudua735/
Dadvad735/
Datwas734/
Dadbay732/
Dasdua732/
Deadua732/
Dedwaa731/
Daidua731/
Dadhwe731/
Daduah731/
Daduad731/
Daudba731/
Doudwa731/
Daddua731/
Daduha731/
Tdadua731/
Dhadva731/
Dadbai731/
Daydwo731/
Daduaa731/
Daudva731/
Dattwa731/
Dadvat731/
Daduay731/
Dedway730/
Dhadvad671,580/
Daudbai6746/
Dhadvai6716/
Daduhas6714/
Dadouha674/
Dadvash674/
Dadvaya673/
Daudbay672/
Daadwer671/
Dadwood671/
Dadbhai671/
Deadbay671/
Dehdwah671/
Dayduea671/
Dattwad671/
Daduaiy671/

Dadwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadwa in the Oriya language
ଡାାdaa-

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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
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  • 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 Dadwa
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