Dawd Surname

39,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dawd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia9,1761:10,6311,583
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
Vietnam551:1,684,4742,130
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Eritrea161:296,994232
England131:4,286,005132,302
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Dawd (21,613) may also be a first name.

Dawd Last Name Facts

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

Dawd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩ) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,969th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 555,157 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dawd are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dawd is also the 35,686th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 21,613 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9,176 people, or 1 in 10,631. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 23 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.

Dawd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dawd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dawd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dawd are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dawd earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.58% more than the national average, earning $58,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawwd89154/
Dauwd8916/
Deawd893/
Daawd892/
Daewd891/
Dawds890/
Dowd7528,272/
Dawt7544/
Dafd753/
Dewd752/
Daphd6713/
Dawte677/
Doowd674/
Dawth674/
Deewd673/
Douwd672/
Dahwt672/
Dasfd672/
Dafds671/
Dowdd670/
Daived6020/
Douwds6018/
Daiwet605/
Dhawte604/
Deewdt603/
Dadfds601/
Deywed601/
Dayved601/
Dowdds600/
Daiwett550/
Dowt501/

Dawd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻭﺩdawd-

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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
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  • 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 Dawd
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