Dawah Surname

108,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2,5101:13,953971
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Nigeria4741:373,71919,928
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Dawah (1,428) may also be a first name.

Dawah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dawah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dawah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺍﻩ) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawah is the 108,672nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,701,505 people. The last name Dawah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Dawah are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 206,516th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,428 people.

Dawah is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 2,510 people, or 1 in 13,953. Outside of Iraq Dawah is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Dawah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Alawite (86%) in Lebanon.

Dawah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawach91299/
Dawaha9128/
Dawahe9116/
Daywah915/
Dhawah913/
Dauwah912/
Daawah912/
Dawaih912/
Dawahh911/
Dahwah911/
Dawaah911/
Dawa8943,247/
Dhahwah8383/
Ddawach8381/
Dawachh839/
Dhawach838/
Dahwash833/
Dhawath831/
Daweaha831/
Dawaich831/
Dawai808,109/
Dhawa803,926/
Dahwa802,005/
Daway801,795/
Dawaï801,062/
Dauwa80862/
Dewah80662/
Dowah80660/
Davah80599/
Dawaa80314/
Tdawa80301/
Daewa80195/
Dawha80180/
Daiwa80145/
Dawea8084/
Dawua8077/
Daawa8076/
Dawho8054/
Deawa8036/
Dajwa8028/
Dawaj8026/
Dawoh8020/
Dawwa8019/
Dawau8015/
Daywa809/
Ddawa803/
Dawoa801/
Dawaî801/
Daywheah775/
Dawahova772/
Dahuwa73833/
Dawwas73626/
Daybah73141/
Dayway7388/
Davach7370/
Dawhai7356/
Dawhoo7355/
Dajwat7349/
Davadh7347/
Douwah7346/
Dhawaj7341/
Davaph7340/
Deaway7333/
Dehwah7330/
Daswad7329/
Dawhuo7324/
Doewah7323/
Dhavah7322/
Dawhea7320/
Dahawa7319/
Daevah7319/
Daiway7319/
Deewah7319/
Daywea7317/
Dawhas7315/
Dabaah7315/
Dauway7314/
Dahwai7314/
Davajh7312/
Dahway7312/
Dhahwa7311/
Dewaha7310/
Daabah739/
Dhewah738/
Daawoh738/
Daways737/
Davash736/
Doweah736/
Deawua736/
Dauvah736/
Dawaat736/
Dawais735/
Daawua734/
Dhawai733/
Dawaay733/
Dhaway733/
Dawaai733/
Dhajwa732/
Dawaad732/
Doywah732/
Daawaa732/
Daiwai732/
Dawasj732/
Dajwad732/
Dewahy731/
Dhaewa731/
Daaway731/
Davahd731/
Dowahy731/
Daavoh731/
Hdawat731/
Davaih731/
Deauwa731/
Deawai731/
Dawoth731/
Dawa'a731/
Dawgai731/
Dawoch731/
Dahuah731/
Dabayh731/
Dabhah731/
D'Awad731/
Dawaap731/
Dawatt731/
Daewha731/
Daawat731/
Dawatz731/
Ddawat731/
Dava67102,687/
Daba6759,241/
Dewa6718,671/
Dawo672,960/
Dowa672,563/
Daywhea67211/
Dahuach6736/
Davaish679/
Dabhaih677/
Dashway676/
Dhavahe675/
Dawwadt674/
Dhavaph673/
Dhaywad672/
Davhash672/
Dhaswad671/
Devaaih671/
Dhehwah671/
Daaswad671/
Daivash671/
Daywatt671/
Dachwat671/
Dayweha671/
Dehweah671/
Davahad671/
Davajhe671/
Dauvaph671/
Dawouha671/
Dahaiwa671/
Dahawai671/
Daabhay671/
Dhavach671/
Dhavadh671/
Dawhaad671/
Dawhood671/

Dawah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺍﻩdwah50
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﻩaldwah50

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