Dahi Surname
Approximately 40,127 people bear this surname
Dahi Surname User-submission:
The Dahi surname means 'one who walks in the suburbs'.
Dahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 18,240 | 1:1,920 | 241 |
| Egypt | 6,437 | 1:14,282 | 1,710 |
| Mauritania | 3,556 | 1:1,152 | 156 |
| Morocco | 2,249 | 1:15,330 | 2,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,174 | 1:19,652 | 1,488 |
| Iran | 1,110 | 1:69,173 | 7,246 |
| India | 1,005 | 1:763,249 | 34,678 |
| Syria | 925 | 1:20,866 | 1,515 |
| Yemen | 738 | 1:35,807 | 3,236 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Algeria | 596 | 1:64,818 | 10,659 |
| Lebanon | 482 | 1:11,695 | 1,706 |
| Indonesia | 382 | 1:346,202 | 29,976 |
| Philippines | 343 | 1:295,155 | 42,114 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Pakistan | 298 | 1:599,476 | 9,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 245 | 1:37,397 | 3,942 |
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Oman | 83 | 1:44,433 | 2,669 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Turkey | 72 | 1:1,080,853 | 47,659 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Palestine | 33 | 1:137,844 | 7,971 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Jordan | 17 | 1:520,143 | 13,397 |
| Nepal | 16 | 1:1,780,060 | 7,778 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Dahi (9,574) may also be a first name.
Dahi Surname Meaning
Dahi Demographics
Dahi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahi (Arabic: ضاحى, Bengali: দহি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻫﻲ, Hindi: डाही, Marathi: दही, Oriya: ଦହି) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,895th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 181,612 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Dahi live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Levant. Dahi is also the 63,109th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 9,574 people.
The last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 18,240 people, or 1 in 1,920. Barring Iraq it occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Mauritania, where 9 percent are found.
Dahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (58%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Dahi are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $51,314 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahi in the Bengali language | ||
| দহি | dahi | - |
| Dahi in the Marathi language | ||
| दही | dahi | 97.16 |
| डाही | d'ahi | 1.46 |
| दाही | dahi | 1.38 |
| Dahi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦହି | dahi | 81.44 |
| ଦହୀ | dahi | 5.67 |
| ଦାହି | dahi | 4.12 |
| ଦହିତାି | dahitai | 3.09 |
| ଡାହି | d'ahi | 2.06 |
| ଡହି | dahi | 1.03 |
| ଦୟି | dayi | 0.52 |
| ଦାହୀ | dahi | 0.52 |
| ଡାହୀ | d'ahi | 0.52 |
| Dahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻫﻲ | dahy | 60.36 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻫﻲ | aldahy | 26.05 |
| ﺩﺍﻫﻰ | dahy | 7.64 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻫﻰ | aldahy | 2.93 |
| ﺩﺍﻩ | dah | 1.05 |
| ﺩﺣﻲ | dhy | 0.52 |
| ﺍﺩﺍﻫﻲ | adahy | 0.21 |
| ﺩﺣﻰ | dhy | 0.1 |
| ﺩﺍﺣﻰ | dahy | 0.1 |
| ﺩﺍﻫﻴﻪ | dahyh | 0.1 |
| Dahi in the Hindi language | ||
| डाही | d'ahi | 44.44 |
| दही | dahi | 28.57 |
| दाही | dahi | 19.05 |
| Dahi in the Arabic language | ||
| ضاحى | dahy | - |
| داهي | dahy | - |
| ضاحي | dahy | - |
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