Dawayan Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dawayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dawayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawayan (Arabic: داوايان) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dawayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawayan is the 1,478,479th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dawayan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 1,163,658. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 85 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 6 percent reside and Ilocos, where 5 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Dawayan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhawayan931/
Dawayam86266/
Davayan86217/
Dawayen86173/
Dawajan8634/
Dewayan8634/
Dabayan8631/
Dawiyan869/
Dawayne868/
Dowayan862/
Deawayne805/
Dhowayan804/
Davayang801/
Ddewayan801/
Dawaen7739/
Dawain7712/
Dawaun772/
Dabayn771/
Dawean770/
Davoyan711,926/
Daveyan71777/
Dabuyan71115/
Daboyan7167/
Dawijan7163/
Davaian7132/
Devayan7118/
Dewayen7116/
Davajan7111/
Davaain7110/
Daviyan717/
Dobayan716/
Dabiyan715/
Davayne713/
Dowiyan713/
Davayam713/
Davyyan712/
Daweyam711/
Dhawean711/
Dawaine711/
Dawoyam711/
Daabain711/
Dawawen711/
Dowayam711/
Daweang711/
Dawaweng6736/
Dabhaian673/
Daviyang671/
Deewajan671/
Devaajan671/
Dhabiyan671/
Dasuayon671/
Davaajin671/
Dayswain671/

Dawayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawayan in the Arabic language
داوايانdawayan-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dawayan
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