Darwish Surname
Approximately 269,527 people bear this surname
Darwish Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'one who revolves around himself in circles on songs mentioned God'.
Darwish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 104,580 | 1:879 | 119 |
| Syria | 46,518 | 1:415 | 57 |
| Iraq | 25,319 | 1:1,383 | 201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22,857 | 1:1,350 | 133 |
| Jordan | 14,535 | 1:608 | 72 |
| Lebanon | 13,466 | 1:419 | 56 |
| Yemen | 7,949 | 1:3,324 | 502 |
| Palestine | 6,862 | 1:663 | 64 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,468 | 1:1,417 | 163 |
| Afghanistan | 5,607 | 1:5,734 | 510 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Bahrain | 2,468 | 1:546 | 44 |
| Kuwait | 2,439 | 1:1,558 | 183 |
| United States | 1,626 | 1:222,914 | 21,581 |
| Qatar | 1,042 | 1:2,263 | 196 |
| Oman | 839 | 1:4,396 | 635 |
| Israel | 549 | 1:15,588 | 2,333 |
| Sweden | 307 | 1:32,074 | 2,618 |
| England | 292 | 1:190,815 | 16,913 |
| Canada | 272 | 1:135,462 | 14,020 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Austria | 116 | 1:73,409 | 11,170 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Pakistan | 76 | 1:2,350,577 | 21,125 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Tunisia | 44 | 1:13,878 | 2,274 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
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'.
- anasdbaDarwish Demographics
Darwish Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Darwish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darwish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Darwish (Arabic: ألدرويش) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Darwish? popularity and diffusion
Darwish is the 2,032nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 27,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Darwish live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Darwish is also the 36,507th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 20,974 people.
The last name Darwish is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 104,580 people, or 1 in 879. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 17 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.
Darwish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Shiite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Darwish surname are 11.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.2% registered to vote for 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
Darwish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darwish in the Arabic language | ||
| ألدرويش | aldrwysh | - |
| درويِش | drwyish | - |
| الدرويش | aldrwysh | - |
| درويس | drwys | - |
| درويشة | drwysht | - |
| درويش | drwysh | - |
| درويشه | drwyshh | - |
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Darwish Reference & Research
Darwish Family - Arabic history of the Darwish family in Lebanon and origins.
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Footnotes
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