Dauw Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dauw Surname User-submission:

Dauw is Dutch for 'dew', water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation.

Dauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4541:25,3234,006
United States941:3,855,946211,262
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dauw (49) may also be a first name.

Dauw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dauw is Dutch for 'dew', water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation.

- loebe

Dauw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dauw occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dauw? popularity and diffusion

Dauw is the 526,921st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Dauw reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dauw is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 25,323. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Walloon Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Dauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dauw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dauw last name grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dauw last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Dauw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning R 112,068 per year; in United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauwe891,678/
Dhauw8931/
Dauws891/
Dauwë891/
Daw8651,677/
Duw8617/
Dajuwe8037/
Dhauwe8026/
D'Hauw807/
Daujew801/
Dayuwe801/
Dawe7520,350/
Duwe7513,294/
Daub759,386/
Douw758,112/
Dawh75590/
Dauv7584/
Dhaw7580/
Dauf7566/
Deuw7525/
Deaw7517/
Daaw757/
Dahw755/
Daiw754/
Dhuw754/
Dawf754/
Dduw753/
Daww753/
Davw753/
Dayw753/
Dgaw751/
Duvw751/
Duws751/
Duwh751/
Duwt751/
Ddaw751/
D'Hauwe73265/
Dayow672,219/
Daawe67634/
Douwe67300/
Dayub67247/
Douws67202/
Dayaw67191/
Daiub67174/
Dauev67127/
Deawe6759/
Diyaw6756/
Tdawe6755/
Dhawe6752/
Dhuwe6752/
Daweb6737/
Deuwe6735/
Daiwe6723/
Dujew6717/
Dehaw6713/
Ddouw676/
Dayew675/
Dajiw674/
Daufs674/
Deyaw673/
Dawch673/
Dahaw672/
Dajub672/
Dahwt672/
Duyaw672/
Dawfe671/
Dhaws671/
Dhouw671/
Dhauv671/
Dioaw671/
Dhawz671/
Daaws671/
Dauph671/
Dawef671/
Dawhe671/
Dayiw671/
Dayuf671/
Daiew671/
D'Auf671/
Duuwe671/
Dajwe671/
Dutvw671/
Duiwe671/
Dajew671/
Daywe671/
Dauvd671/
Dassw671/
Dawew671/
Dayws671/
Dajaw671/
Daufe671/
Duwhe671/
Dhaub670/
Dawss670/
Dauff670/

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