Daou Surname

6,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Daou Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name, meaning 'light'. Written as: ضو.

Daou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali64,7281:26246
Lebanon10,8581:51986
Morocco4,1921:8,2241,089
Niger2,1641:8,869684
Togo1,6801:4,314763
Algeria1,3101:29,4905,401
France9821:67,6409,357
Ivory Coast8851:26,0691,831
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
United Arab Emirates3271:28,0193,108
Burkina Faso2091:87,8092,965
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Benin1991:51,9386,545
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Australia951:284,16525,304
Tunisia931:6,5661,086
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Senegal681:214,4021,458
England541:1,031,81650,675
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Aruba181:5,749789
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Jordan111:803,85814,945
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Oman41:921,9937,313
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Daou (3,812) may also be a first name.

Daou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name, meaning 'light'. Written as: ضو.

- ameerdaou

Daou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭ) occurs in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Daou? popularity and diffusion

Daou is the 6,320th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 81,503 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Daou live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 113,867th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 3,812 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Mali, where it is borne by 64,728 people, or 1 in 262. Outside of Mali Daou is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.

Daou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Maronite (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Daou last name are 10.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Daou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $50,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daoud89184,039/
Dahou8919,636/
Daout891,065/
Dhaou89619/
Daous89466/
Daoue8975/
Daaou8939/
Daoux8930/
Daouh8915/
Da'ou8910/
Ddaou898/
Daouz895/
Daoup894/
Dauou894/
Daouj894/
Daouy891/
Dao86835,374/
Daoust8010,640/
Dahoue805,972/
Dahhou801,821/
Dahous80638/
Daouia80246/
Dahouz80234/
Daoush80215/
Dahoud80202/
Daoued80146/
Dahout80142/
Daouha80141/
D'Aout80121/
Daouji8089/
Daoues8049/
Dahouh8046/
Daouya8028/
Dahoué8018/
Doayou8017/
Dagiou8016/
Daaoud8012/
Daouye809/
Daouch805/
Daoudh804/
Dauoud803/
Dahoux803/
Daijou802/
Dhaoue802/
Dahouy802/
Dahaou802/
Daouje802/
Datoue802/
Daeoud802/
Daoudt801/
Daaouz801/
Dhaaou801/
Dayjou801/
Daouhe801/
Daouio801/
Daouja801/
Daouss801/
Daouyo801/
Dahouj801/
Daehou801/
Daahou801/
Dhahou801/
Doajou801/
Daouet801/
Dajjou801/
Dhaoud801/
Doua7523,785/
Daho759,257/
Daod754,652/
Douo753,469/
Daoh752,273/
Daos751,668/
Daňo751,127/
Daua75383/
Daoa75372/
Daao75283/
Daoe75215/
Deao75168/
Doyu75113/
Dhao7598/
Doju7589/
Dauo7573/
Daoi7554/
Daot7550/
Daau7544/
Doiu7541/
Daoy7540/
Doou7536/
Daoo7527/
Da'o7515/
Dağu7514/
Doau757/
Daop756/
Daoj755/
Duou755/
Daoz755/
Déau754/
Douu753/
Da'u751/
Dgao751/
Hdao751/
D'Aoust731,521/
Dahouet73117/
Dahoush7355/
Dahouch7346/
Dasayou736/
Dajiaou736/
Dhaouia732/
Daouiet732/
Dahouie732/
Dhaouya731/
Dauoust731/
Dasouja731/
Daïhoue731/
Dahouhe731/
Dahouss731/
Daouess731/
Daaouch731/
Dahoues731/
Dahouya731/
Deahous730/
Dauhous730/
Dohou6714,568/
Daood679,443/
Douai678,017/
Dahua675,178/
Douay674,972/
Dayio674,140/
Dauad672,297/
Douah672,157/
Da'ud671,479/
Douat671,449/
Douas671,348/
Doğuç671,082/
Daijo671,052/
Dauji67940/
Daiyo67724/
Douja67676/
Dagio67656/
Dauod67625/
Dauya67610/
Douya67430/
Douye67407/
Douae67345/
Douaa67337/
Daaud67335/
Daiju67207/
Dahao67205/
Dohuu67192/
Ddaho67182/
Dhoju67165/
Doyou67148/
Dajjo67142/
Dohuy67130/
Dajio67119/
Douoh67117/
Douau67107/
Daayu67105/
Daoji67104/
Daiyu6795/
Douad6780/
Daoiz6770/
Doğut6766/
Dayyo6765/
Douia6760/
Dauja6754/
Dhoua6754/
Dauye6754/
Douie6737/
Douji6737/
Dahoy6734/
Doujy6729/
Daoût6727/
Douyi6726/
Daheu6726/
Dauyo6725/
Dajiu6724/
Dhaoa6723/
Dahoi6723/
Dahuj6721/
Dauai6720/
Daoye6716/
Doujo6715/
Dou'a6715/
Doaud6714/
Dauas6713/
Daowe6713/
Daoch6712/
Dajju6710/
Daoia6710/
Dahos6710/
Dahhouch6710/
Dhaua679/
Dahoh679/
Dauuz678/
Daayo678/
Dauha678/
Dauje678/
Daodt678/
Da'ao678/
Dahho677/
Deaos677/
Daeyo677/
Dahuz677/
Dagiu677/
Daoid676/
Douou676/
Daois675/
Daoyi675/
Douaz675/
Dauaa675/
Daaoa675/
Dhaoi674/
Dauot674/
Dauia674/
Daoot674/
Ddaua674/
Douje674/
Daaod674/
Dooud674/
Doayo674/
Daosh674/
Daoya673/
Dhaau673/
Dajho673/
Daost673/
Hdahu673/
Dauay673/
Dauio673/
Dauho673/
Daňuš673/
Daaho673/
Dhaot673/
Dhaod672/
Dhaho672/
Daaut672/
Douoa672/
Dauie672/
Dauoa672/
Daoyo672/
Déaut672/
Douaj672/
Dauoi672/
Daodh672/
Dahuo672/
Ddaoo672/
Daaoh672/
Da'os672/
Douui672/
Doyuh672/
Daiio671/
Daoph671/
Dauah671/
Dauat671/
Daujo671/
Dauoo671/
Dayyu671/
Duoyu671/
Douos671/
Douyo671/
Doyui671/
Daooh671/
Douaoued671/
Dooau671/
Dauhu671/
Dauau671/
Dauoy671/
Dayiu671/
Daaio671/
Doayu671/
Dohau671/
Doheu671/
Doiyu671/
Datohuet671/
Dauui671/
Dauyi671/
Dahsouji671/
D'Hao671/
Dàous671/
Dgaao671/
Dhouo671/
Douop671/
Douot671/
Douus671/
Douap671/
Dahoz671/
Dhahouia671/
Daejo671/
Daeoo671/
Dahgo671/
Da'au671/
Deeau671/
Dhaoo671/
Daosd671/
Daott670/
Deaoy670/
Daots670/
Doaue670/

Daou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭaldaw75
ﺩﻋﻮdw25

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Daou Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Daou
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