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 Dav Salary in
United States
$45,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ, Hindi: दव, Marathi: डाव) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Dáv. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dav? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dav is the 116,447th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,840,754 people. It is predominantly 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 widely held given name worldwide, borne by 4,764 people.
The surname Dav is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,709 people, or 1 in 448,839. In India Dav is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Punjab, where 14 percent are found. Barring India Dav 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 frequency of Dav has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dav last name 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political 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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- 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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