Dava Surname
Approximately 102,687 people bear this surname
Dava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 69,911 | 1:10,972 | 908 |
| Mozambique | 29,663 | 1:919 | 219 |
| Philippines | 2,132 | 1:47,485 | 7,707 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 134 | 1:60,849 | 7,857 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| Turkey | 68 | 1:1,144,433 | 49,465 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Albania | 36 | 1:80,946 | 8,634 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Dává (1) are calculated separately.
Dava (15,973) may also be a first name.
Dava Demographics
Average Dava Salary in
United States
$59,608 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dava (Arabic: ضفا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻓﻪ, Hindi: दवा, Marathi: दावा, Russian: Дава) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Dává. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dava? popularity and diffusion
Dava is the 5,521st most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,969 people. The surname Dava is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Dava live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,475th most widely held given name on earth, held by 15,973 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 69,911 people, or 1 in 10,972. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent are found, Telangana, where 2 percent are found and Himachal Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Dava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dava has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 623 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dava Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dava are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dava in the Marathi language | ||
| दावा | dava | 71.06 |
| दवा | dava | 25 |
| डावा | dava | 3.33 |
| डवा | dava | 0.45 |
| दवाा | davaa | 0.15 |
| Dava in the Hindi language | ||
| दवा | dava | 52.36 |
| दावा | dava | 38.21 |
| डावा | dava | 6.6 |
| डव | dava | 0.94 |
| डवा | dava | 0.94 |
| देवा | deva | 0.47 |
| Dava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻓﻪ | dafh | 50 |
| ﺩﺍﻑ | daf | 50 |
| Dava in the Russian language | ||
| Дава | dava | - |
| Dava in the Arabic language | ||
| ضفا | dfa | - |
| دفا | dfa | - |
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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
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