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Where Does The Last Name Dava Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dava (Arabic: ضفا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻓﻪ, Hindi: दवा, Marathi: दावा, Russian: Дава) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dává. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dava? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,521^st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,969 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Dava are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,475^th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 15,973 people.

Dava is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 69,911 people, or 1 in 10,972. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Himachal Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Dava Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dava has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dava Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Dava last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dava earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.69% less than the national average, earning R 86,280 per year; in United States they earn 38.14% more than the national average, earning $59,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.9% less than the national average, earning $29,362 CAD per year.