Dau Surname

3,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Dau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan104,6281:10917
Vietnam37,0631:2,500149
Sudan18,4801:2,030291
Nigeria3,9931:44,3633,462
Papua New Guinea2,7881:2,925129
India2,5741:298,00516,809
Kenya2,2801:20,2542,342
United States1,9281:187,99718,670
Indonesia1,8471:71,6027,709
Germany1,7421:46,2146,062
Fiji8481:1,055122
South Africa6621:81,83910,097
Tanzania5521:95,9099,535
Malaysia4151:71,0705,150
Solomon Islands4061:1,42981
Australia3571:75,6188,847
Brazil3371:635,23523,555
Italy3301:185,32327,408
France1931:344,15951,782
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Ecuador1161:137,1196,888
Colombia1121:426,5546,555
Cambodia1071:144,7402,712
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
England831:671,30238,633
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Finland81:687,08836,047
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Scotland61:892,30328,047
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Dau (59,250) may also be a first name.

Dau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dau (Bengali: দাউ, Hindi: दाऊ, Marathi: दाऊ, Oriya: ଦାଉ, Russian: Дау, Tibetan: ཟླཝ་) is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dau is the 3,075th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,817 people. The surname Dau is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Dau live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dau is also the 16,021st most widely held forename on earth It is held by 59,250 people.

Dau is most numerous in South Sudan, where it is borne by 104,628 people, or 1 in 109. Aside from South Sudan this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 20 percent are found and Sudan, where 10 percent are found.

Dau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dau surname grew 4,284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya and Muslim (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dau surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.18% registered with the party.

The amount Dau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.85% more than the national average, earning €56,711 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning R 256,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning $20,656,400 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning 83,536,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daud86362,435/
Daus868,250/
Daut866,535/
Dauz862,910/
Dauh862,024/
Dahu862,004/
Dayu861,560/
Daju861,138/
Daux86859/
Daue86414/
Daiu86401/
Daup86327/
Dhau86120/
Dauß8635/
Dauu8627/
Dauy8615/
Dauš865/
D'Au861/
Du806,680,846/
Da80153,886/
Daudt752,438/
Dayou752,060/
Dault751,657/
Dayuh751,100/
Dauya75610/
Dauch75599/
Dayus75424/
Dautt75417/
Daiuh75397/
Daues75313/
Dautz75214/
Dauss75189/
Daust75184/
Dhaud75181/
Dahiu75118/
Daoue7575/
Dayau7572/
Daiou7568/
Daush7558/
Dauds7556/
Dauye7554/
Daued7553/
D'Hau7545/
Dhaju7543/
Dayup7541/
Dahyu7540/
Dayut7539/
Dayud7531/
Dauhs7529/
Dhaut7526/
Daheu7526/
Dauyo7525/
Dhaus7518/
Dajou7518/
D'Aux7516/
Dauts7515/
Daudh7514/
Deaut7511/
Hdaud759/
Dahau759/
Daihu759/
Doiau759/
Daiup758/
Daiud757/
Dai'u757/
Daius756/
Daudd756/
Dahuh756/
Dajuh754/
Dausz754/
Daudp754/
Dauia754/
Dauou754/
Dajuz754/
Ddeau754/
Dhauh753/
Dauio753/
Dauys753/
Deaud753/
Dhauy752/
Dhauj752/
Dauie752/
Dautd752/
Ddaud752/
Dauyt752/
Dauet752/
Duyau752/
Deyau752/
Dhaue751/
Dhahu751/
Deiau751/
Dauph751/
Dauzz751/
Dayuz751/
Dajuo751/
Daubp751/
Dayuo751/
Daiau751/
Dausd751/
Hdayu751/
Deauy750/
Doyau750/
Das6712,401,897/
Dai674,941,711/
Dou67920,092/
Dad67463,053/
Day67264,068/
Duy67167,236/
Dah67137,362/
Dağ6775,898/
Dut6771,315/
Dat6740,788/
Daş6715,324/
Deu6715,250/
Duo6714,375/
Due6714,024/
Dea6713,620/
Doa6712,761/
Dha679,182/
Dahoue675,972/
Dus675,859/
Daz674,413/
Daa674,100/
Dui673,795/
Duh673,660/
Dud673,304/
Dae673,256/
Daj673,150/
Dux672,075/
Duz671,801/
Dap671,452/
Dhu671,045/
Hda67773/
Ddu67728/
Duu67446/
Dda67329/
Dup67322/
Deault67184/
Daoued67146/
Dahayu67104/
Daï6795/
Dijeau6789/
Dujaut6784/
Dayaux6782/
Duj6781/
Duç6776/
Daß6755/
Daoues6749/
Dauies6748/
Dautch6738/
D'A6732/
Dujaud6728/
Duß6727/
Dhauwe6726/
Daš6724/
Daî6721/
Dga6720/
Déa6720/
Tda6719/
Dhaudh6715/
Duś6715/
Duš6715/
Daujas6715/
Dgu6714/
Dhahyu6713/
Daihou6712/
Tdu6710/
Deauio6710/
Dejeau679/
Dhauya678/
Dayoud678/
Daç677/
Dhayud676/
Dauova676/
Hdu676/
Dauová676/
Dayaud675/
Dauyas674/
Daahiu674/
Dhaudt674/
Dhault673/
D'Aust673/
Dauoud673/
Dheaud673/
Dhaoue672/
Dahaju672/
Daí672/
Dayout672/
Daugie671/
Dhauet671/
D'Ajou671/
Dajaud671/
Dajouh671/
Deauch671/
Dauchd671/
Dausht671/
Dauyad671/
Dauyod671/
Dauyop671/
Dauess671/
Dêa671/
Duá671/
Dịu671/
Duş671/
Ïda671/
Ddhaju671/
Daì671/
Dayaut671/
Dayouh671/
Daouhe671/
Dajuth671/
Dáa671/
Duō671/
Duź671/
Dhayou671/
Dujaux671/
Dahjou671/
Dauhpp671/
Daouet671/
Dhauia671/
Daihuo671/
Daudtt671/
Daoult670/
Dausth670/
Dauchz670/

Dau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dau in the Bengali language
দাউda'u-
Dau in the Oriya language
ଦାଉda'u89.79
ଦଉda'u6.48
Dau in the Marathi language
दाऊda'u57.17
दाउda'u29.07
डाऊda'u7.11
डाउda'u4.64
दौdau0.57
Dau in the Hindi language
दाऊda'u38.57
डाऊda'u27.12
दाउda'u20.31
डाउda'u12.08
दौdau0.13
दा़उdau0.08
डौdau0.08
दा़ऊdau0.04
Dau in the Tibetan language
ཟླཝ་dawa33.33
དྲའུ་dra'u33.33
དགྲ་བོ།drawo33.33
Dau in the Russian language
Дауdau-

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Dau Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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