Davai Surname
Approximately 779 people bear this surname
Davai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 480 | 1:1,598,053 | 58,900 |
| Papua New Guinea | 221 | 1:36,895 | 4,430 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Davaï (1) are calculated separately.
Davai (392) may also be a first name.
Davai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Davai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Davai (Hindi: दवाई, Marathi: दवै, Russian: Даваи) is found most in India. It can appear as: Davaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Davai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 439,664th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Davai reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Davai is also the 436,979th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 392 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 1,598,053. In India Davai is most common in: Gujarat, where 73 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 19 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Davai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Davai in the Marathi language | ||
| दवै | davai | 57.89 |
| दवई | dava'i | 28.95 |
| दवाई | dava'i | 13.16 |
| Davai in the Hindi language | ||
| दवाई | dava'i | 50 |
| दवई | dava'i | 25 |
| देवी | devi | 12.5 |
| दवै | davai | 12.5 |
| Davai in the Russian language | ||
| Даваи | davai | - |
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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 Davai
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