Dawas Surname
Approximately 7,762 people bear this surname
Dawas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,380 | 1:11,103 | 1,348 |
| Palestine | 1,347 | 1:3,377 | 742 |
| Iraq | 1,310 | 1:26,734 | 1,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Jordan | 938 | 1:9,427 | 1,752 |
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Syria | 85 | 1:227,071 | 4,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Dawas (329) may also be a first name.
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Dawas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dawas (Hindi: डवास, Marathi: धवस) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dawas is the 64,440th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 938,875 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dawas reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 483,360th most common first name on earth, held by 329 people.
The surname is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,380 people, or 1 in 11,103. In Yemen Dawas is primarily found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 73 percent reside, Al Jawf Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Besides Yemen this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 17 percent reside.
Dawas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dawas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dawas surname increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dawas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dawas last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dawas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.8% less than the national average, earning $38,357 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dawas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dawas in the Marathi language | ||
| धवस | dhavasa | - |
| Dawas in the Hindi language | ||
| डवास | davasa | 70 |
| डबास | dabasa | 20 |
| दवास | davasa | 10 |
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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 Dawas
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