Dahawy Surname
Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname
Dahawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 877 | 1:22,008 | 1,572 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Yemen | 610 | 1:43,320 | 3,651 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Lebanon | 103 | 1:54,729 | 4,357 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Dahawy (1,809) may also be a first name.
Dahawy Demographics
Dahawy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dahawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahawy is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,955th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,055,575 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Dahawy live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. It is also the 179,556th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,809 people.
The surname Dahawy is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 22,008. In Syria Dahawy is most numerous in: Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 100 percent live, Daraa Governorate, where 0 percent live and Deir ez-Zor Governorate, where 0 percent live. Excluding Syria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 28 percent live and Yemen, where 26 percent live.
Dahawy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.
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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 Dahawy
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