Dave Surname

3,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Dave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India126,6481:6,057534
United States7,9421:45,6385,567
England3,1611:17,6272,536
Philippines1,9751:51,2608,438
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Canada1,4591:25,2543,397
Iran1,4151:54,2635,959
United Arab Emirates1,2861:7,125916
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Australia7821:34,5214,547
Oman6021:6,126874
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Belgium4991:23,0393,625
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Zimbabwe3801:40,6276,272
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
France3501:189,77929,542
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
New Zealand2731:16,5872,897
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
Thailand2501:282,55348,609
Qatar2311:10,2081,127
Singapore2231:24,698975
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Papua New Guinea1901:42,9145,251
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Israel1331:64,3438,058
Kenya1311:352,51820,779
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Malaysia1211:243,75413,848
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Cambodia921:168,3392,873
Germany911:884,67563,174
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Wales461:67,2725,910
Liberia451:97,9677,863
China441:31,075,4901,656
Latvia441:46,5927,086
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Tanzania261:2,036,21647,850
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Malta181:23,9041,289
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Norway61:857,04855,549
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tuvalu11:11,188103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

The alternate forms: Davé (110) & Dāve (3) are calculated separately.

Dave (308,069) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Davé92110/
Dāve923/
Davey8961,511/
Davie8922,944/
Daver895,743/
Davei895,289/
Daves895,070/
Davet891,273/
Daved891,128/
Davea891,011/
Davee89669/
Dhave89569/
Daveu89541/
Dauve89452/
Daveh89389/
Davep89361/
Davej89237/
Daive89205/
Deave89103/
Davge8961/
Daave8939/
Davhe8919/
Dayve8917/
Davez8916/
Daeve897/
Dasve893/
Datve892/
D'Ave892/
Davée891/
Deaver806,494/
Deaves801,051/
Dhaver80835/
Daveid80207/
Daveis80185/
Daveph80174/
Dauvet80165/
Daveed80146/
Daives8096/
D'Have8063/
Davesh8047/
Deavey8043/
Daivez8043/
Davess8033/
Daveij8030/
Davhie8023/
Dauver8023/
Daveip8023/
Daived8020/
Daveit8019/
Daiver8015/
Daivet8014/
Daveys8013/
Dhauve8012/
Dujave8010/
Davett809/
Dhaves809/
Daveih809/
Davees809/
Daivee808/
Dhaved806/
Daveer806/
Davead806/
Davedh806/
Dahave805/
Daivei805/
Daivey805/
Dayave805/
Dhavie804/
Daveez804/
Dauvey804/
Dayves804/
Daverr803/
Dhavez803/
Dauves803/
Davehe803/
Dhatve802/
Dehave802/
Daveuh802/
Dahvie802/
Dhaeve801/
Dhavee801/
Dhavhe801/
Dhdave801/
Daivie801/
Dajvez801/
Deeave801/
Dattve801/
Daveas801/
Davehy801/
Davets801/
Davgey801/
Dayvea801/
Dayved801/
Dasvet801/
Davest801/
Daaver801/
Dasvey801/
Dayver801/
Daveap801/
Daveat801/
Daevie801/
Dhavei801/
Davetz800/
Dauved800/
Deavie800/
Daveds800/
Dava75102,687/
Davi7573,290/
Dove7541,188/
Davy7525,319/
Dawe7520,350/
Dive7517,774/
Deve7511,926/
Dabe754,739/
Daví7522/
Davj751/
Döve751/
D'Haver735/
Daivesh734/
Daaveed734/
Dhahave731/
Dhavech731/
Dhavesh731/
Daiveej731/
Daivejs731/
Dayvett731/
Ddhavej731/
Daveish731/
Davajhe731/
Dehaved731/
Dajover731/
D'Havet731/
Dayveed731/
Dajaved731/
Dhaveed731/
Deavett730/
Davis671,708,683/
David671,201,318/
Dover6717,630/
Davaa6710,225/
Devie679,669/
Dhava673,735/
Dovey673,672/
Dhabe673,198/
Dabie672,946/
Daber672,821/
Devey672,772/
Dauva672,625/
Daivi672,377/
Daube672,262/
Devee672,201/
Dawei671,768/
Dauwe671,678/
Davyd671,654/
Davit671,602/
Devei671,534/
Doove671,453/
Dabes671,311/
Davio671,211/
Dabee67914/
Davai67779/
Döver67727/
Daevi67665/
Dawey67651/
Daawe67634/
Doeve67607/
Dabet67595/
Dovie67545/
Davys67447/
Davyt67413/
Deavi67407/
Daiva67371/
Daviy67370/
Davay67367/
Dabey67355/
Dabeh67312/
Davaj67278/
Döveç67269/
Doves67243/
Deuve67214/
Davyi67193/
Dajue67186/
Deive67174/
Deavy67162/
Dabed67156/
Dhavi67134/
Dabea67134/
Dayvi67127/
Douve67121/
Dhive67120/
Dabei67113/
Dabhe67110/
Daava67109/
Davui67108/
Davoy67106/
Tdabe67103/
Divee6796/
Dampe6796/
Dovez6790/
Deeve6784/
Dawea6784/
Daoue6775/
Daviz6770/
Daweh6766/
Daibe6765/
Devea6762/
Dawie6760/
Deawe6759/
Tdawe6755/
Dhawe6752/
Dawee6748/
Dieve6745/
Dovet6745/
Davii6744/
Davip6740/
Divey6739/
Dheve6738/
D'Avy6736/
Deabe6734/
Daswe6734/
Deveu6731/
Daivy6731/
Dovee6730/
Daavi6727/
Dhove6726/
Daiwe6723/
Dhavy6722/
Dohve6720/
Daewi6720/
Dabée6720/
Dauvi6719/
Davoi6719/
Dabeu6719/
Dayue6718/
Deveh6717/
Danpe6717/
Daabe6716/
Dasvi6715/
D'Avi6714/
Davih6714/
Dueve6712/
Davij6712/
Dauvé6711/
Daevy6710/
Tdavi6710/
Divea679/
Dejve677/
Deava677/
Ddava677/
Dhavj676/
Däves676/
Dhaveedh675/
Divei674/
Ddabe674/
Dahwe674/
Daweu674/
Davét674/
Davuy674/
Divhe673/
Davoa673/
Dhavé673/
Ddavi673/
Daybe672/
Dayva672/
Hdabe672/
Datvi672/
Dovea672/
Deyve672/
Dasue672/
Dabez672/
Dabge672/
Duyve672/
Dasbe672/
Datbe672/
Doveh672/
Dhayaver671/
Dabej671/
Dajbe671/
Daveyová671/
Davgi671/
Davhi671/
Dawhe671/
Dasvy671/
Dosve671/
Dovei671/
Daiue671/
Dawue671/
Dawwe671/
Davyo671/
Daewy671/
Dabje671/
D'Ava671/
Dávez671/
Doved671/
Doveu671/
Duive671/
Hdove671/
Dajwe671/
Daywe671/

Dave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dave in the Marathi language
दवेdave95.9
डावेdave2.02
दावेdave1.74
डवेdave0.21
दवे़dave0.03
िदवेidave0.02
ढवेdhave0.01
दवॆdave0.01
डवेेdavee0.01
दवेेdavee0.01
दवdava0.01
Dave in the Hindi language
दवेdave92.42
देवीdevi7.09
दावेdave0.25
डवेdave0.12
दंवीdanvi0.08
दबेdabe0.04
Dave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑaldaf83.33
ﺍﻟﻀﻒaldf16.67
Dave in the Russian language
Давеdave-

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