Darwish Surname

2,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

Darwish Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who revolves around himself in circles on songs mentioned God'.

Darwish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt104,5801:879119
Syria46,5181:41557
Iraq25,3191:1,383201
Saudi Arabia22,8571:1,350133
Jordan14,5351:60872
Lebanon13,4661:41956
Yemen7,9491:3,324502
Palestine6,8621:66364
United Arab Emirates6,4681:1,417163
Afghanistan5,6071:5,734510
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Bahrain2,4681:54644
Kuwait2,4391:1,558183
United States1,6261:222,91421,581
Qatar1,0421:2,263196
Oman8391:4,396635
Israel5491:15,5882,333
Sweden3071:32,0742,618
England2921:190,81516,913
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Austria1161:73,40911,170
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
Libya491:127,428674
France481:1,383,807136,859
Tunisia441:13,8782,274
Romania361:557,71941,269
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Norway281:183,65321,594
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Greece221:503,62763,727
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Malta181:23,9041,289
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Wales171:182,03112,022
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India141:54,790,384527,769
Finland121:458,05828,977
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
China81:170,915,1968,932
Panama81:489,0328,962
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Darwish (20,974) may also be a first name.

Darwish Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who revolves around himself in circles on songs mentioned God'.

- anasdba

Darwish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darwish (Arabic: ألدرويش) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Darwish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darwish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,032nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,038 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Darwish reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Darwish is also the 36,507th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 20,974 people.

This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 104,580 people, or 1 in 879. Beside Egypt Darwish is found in 94 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 9 percent reside.

Darwish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (47%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Darwish surname are 11.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.2% registered with the party.

The amount Darwish earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.54% less than the national average, earning €4,342 per year; in Norway they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning 397,123 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $49,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $56,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darwaish933,961/
Darweish931,115/
Darwiesh931,058/
Darwisch9348/
Darwishe937/
Dharwish933/
Darwwish931/
Darwishs931/
Darwis9214,279/
Darwishhs881/
Darwische881/
Darvish8630,874/
Darwesh8618,063/
Derwish864,161/
Darwich864,004/
Darbish8662/
Daruish8640/
Dharwis8632/
Hdarwis8624/
Dorwish8621/
Darwysh869/
Darwais865/
Darwise860/
Darwishová821/
Darweesh8012,619/
Darweash80338/
Darvaish8072/
Derwaish8029/
Derwisch8016/
Dauruish803/
Dharwich803/
Darvishe802/
Darwuich802/
Daruisch802/
Darveish801/
Dharvish801/
Dharwesh801/
Derweish801/
Darweich801/
Darbaish801/
Daruishe801/
Darwwich801/
Darvuish801/
Darvis77139/
Derwis77133/
Daruis77128/
Darwes7732/
Darbis7712/
Darwys7710/
Darwic772/
Darwij771/
Darwuiche752/
Dharweesh752/
Dervish715,930/
Darvesh713,127/
Daruich71892/
Darbois71560/
Derwisz71532/
Darvich71136/
Darwaiz7195/
Darvishova7172/
Dorbish7151/
Darwech7141/
Darvysh7136/
Derwesh7135/
Darbesh7129/
Darvies7128/
Deruish716/
Darwicz715/
Daruesh714/
Darvais713/
Darruis712/
Derwysh711/
Daruisz711/
Darhvis711/
Darbuis711/
Darvist711/
Dorweis711/
Dharvesh6742/
Dervaish6730/
Derweesh6723/
Daruiche6721/
Darviche6721/
Darveesh6717/
Darruich679/
Derviesh675/
Darvuich675/
Derweash675/
Derruish674/
D'Arbois674/
Darvaysh672/
Darweech672/
Derweshh671/
Dhervish671/
Dherwesh671/
Daervesh671/
Dervisch671/
Dorweiss671/
Dearrwix670/

Darwish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darwish in the Arabic language
ألدرويشaldrwysh-
درويِشdrwyish-
الدرويشaldrwysh-
درويسdrwys-
درويشةdrwysht-
درويشdrwysh-
درويشهdrwyshh-

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Darwish Reference & Research

Darwish Family - Arabic history of the Darwish family in Lebanon and origins.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Darwish
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