Davasi Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Davasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 305 | 1:2,514,968 | 80,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Davasi (685) may also be a first name.
Davasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Davasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Davasi (Hindi: दवासी, Marathi: दावसी) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Davasi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 788,513th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Davasi reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 316,139th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 685 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 2,514,968. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 91 percent reside, Telangana, where 4 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Barring India Davasi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Davasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Davasi in the Hindi language | ||
| दवासी | davasi | - |
| Davasi in the Marathi language | ||
| दावसी | davasi | 25 |
| दवासी | davasi | 25 |
| डावासी | davasi | 25 |
| देवसी | devasi | 25 |
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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 Davasi
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