Dave Surname
Approximately 155,427 people bear this surname
Dave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 126,648 | 1:6,057 | 534 |
| United States | 7,942 | 1:45,638 | 5,567 |
| England | 3,161 | 1:17,627 | 2,536 |
| Philippines | 1,975 | 1:51,260 | 8,438 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Canada | 1,459 | 1:25,254 | 3,397 |
| Iran | 1,415 | 1:54,263 | 5,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,286 | 1:7,125 | 916 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Australia | 782 | 1:34,521 | 4,547 |
| Oman | 602 | 1:6,126 | 874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Belgium | 499 | 1:23,039 | 3,625 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Zimbabwe | 380 | 1:40,627 | 6,272 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| France | 350 | 1:189,779 | 29,542 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| New Zealand | 273 | 1:16,587 | 2,897 |
| Nigeria | 253 | 1:700,169 | 32,315 |
| Thailand | 250 | 1:282,553 | 48,609 |
| Qatar | 231 | 1:10,208 | 1,127 |
| Singapore | 223 | 1:24,698 | 975 |
| South Africa | 216 | 1:250,823 | 25,476 |
| Hong Kong | 197 | 1:37,236 | 652 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Papua New Guinea | 190 | 1:42,914 | 5,251 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Israel | 133 | 1:64,343 | 8,058 |
| Kenya | 131 | 1:352,518 | 20,779 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Malaysia | 121 | 1:243,754 | 13,848 |
| Argentina | 97 | 1:440,654 | 33,272 |
| Cambodia | 92 | 1:168,339 | 2,873 |
| Germany | 91 | 1:884,675 | 63,174 |
| Russia | 82 | 1:1,757,598 | 114,376 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| China | 44 | 1:31,075,490 | 1,656 |
| Latvia | 44 | 1:46,592 | 7,086 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Tanzania | 26 | 1:2,036,216 | 47,850 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
The alternate forms: Davé (110) & Dāve (3) are calculated separately.
Dave (308,069) may also be a first name.
Dave Demographics
Average Male Dave Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ, Hindi: दवे, Marathi: दवे, Russian: Даве) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Davé or Dāve. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dave? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,619th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,887 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Dave reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dave is also the 3,383rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 308,069 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 126,648 people, or 1 in 6,057. In India Dave is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 75 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 16 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 3 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 140 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Dave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dave has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dave last name rose 4,462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 9,579 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 657 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dave last name are 8.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.96% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dave earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 74.67% more than the national average, earning 604,487 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.27% more than the national average, earning R 485,412 per year; in United States they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning $52,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $55,787 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dave in the Marathi language | ||
| दवे | dave | 95.9 |
| डावे | dave | 2.02 |
| दावे | dave | 1.74 |
| डवे | dave | 0.21 |
| दवे़ | dave | 0.03 |
| िदवे | idave | 0.02 |
| ढवे | dhave | 0.01 |
| दवॆ | dave | 0.01 |
| डवेे | davee | 0.01 |
| दवेे | davee | 0.01 |
| दव | dava | 0.01 |
| Dave in the Hindi language | ||
| दवे | dave | 92.42 |
| देवी | devi | 7.09 |
| दावे | dave | 0.25 |
| डवे | dave | 0.12 |
| दंवी | danvi | 0.08 |
| दबे | dabe | 0.04 |
| Dave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ | aldaf | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻀﻒ | aldf | 16.67 |
| Dave in the Russian language | ||
| Даве | dave | - |
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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 Dave
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