Dav Surname
Approximately 3,959 people bear this surname
Dav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,709 | 1:448,839 | 23,182 |
| Cambodia | 926 | 1:16,725 | 1,195 |
| Nigeria | 388 | 1:456,554 | 23,263 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Italy | 151 | 1:405,011 | 45,150 |
| Taiwan | 112 | 1:209,328 | 1,792 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Dáv (1) are calculated separately.
Dav (4,764) may also be a first name.
Dav Demographics
Average Male Dav Height
175.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ, Hindi: दव, Marathi: डाव) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dáv. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 116,447th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,840,754 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Dav are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 99,138th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,764 people.
The surname Dav is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,709 people, or 1 in 448,839. In India Dav is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Punjab, where 14 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Dav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dav has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dav surname expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dav Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dav surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.
Dav earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,977 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dáv | 89 | 1 | / |
| Daev | 86 | 423 | / |
| Daiv | 86 | 414 | / |
| Davì | 86 | 232 | / |
| Davd | 86 | 127 | / |
| Davt | 86 | 101 | / |
| Davs | 86 | 95 | / |
| Dauv | 86 | 84 | / |
| Deav | 86 | 24 | / |
| Dhav | 86 | 18 | / |
| Davø | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ddav | 86 | 6 | / |
| Daav | 86 | 5 | / |
| Dasv | 86 | 3 | / |
| Davw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Datv | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dahv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Davh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dayv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Davf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Davz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dajv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hdav | 86 | 1 | / |
| Daivd | 75 | 444 | / |
| Daivs | 75 | 153 | / |
| Deavs | 75 | 15 | / |
| Dahav | 75 | 13 | / |
| Davås | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dhaiv | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dayvs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dhavs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dhavd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Davtd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dashv | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dasvd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdaev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dauvd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dheav | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Hav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dasvs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddhav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Davdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhavt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhauv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dassv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Davss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dev | 67 | 311,174 | / |
| Daw | 67 | 51,677 | / |
| Daf | 67 | 5,352 | / |
| Dab | 67 | 3,022 | / |
| Dap | 67 | 1,452 | / |
| Dov | 67 | 961 | / |
| Dabova | 67 | 254 | / |
| Dafova | 67 | 230 | / |
| Dabová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Davowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Davova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dapova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dasvph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhdhav | 67 | 1 | / |
Dav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ | aldaf | - |
| Dav in the Marathi language | ||
| डाव | dava | 88.89 |
| दव | dava | 8.89 |
| दाव | dava | 2.22 |
| Dav in the Hindi language | ||
| दव | dava | 75.56 |
| यादव | yadava | 9.65 |
| देव | deva | 7.6 |
| दाव | dava | 4.11 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dav
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