Dawda Surname

117,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Dawda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia1,4701:1,308173
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Nigeria5471:323,84417,780
India5121:1,498,17556,388
England1871:297,95822,741
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Niger541:355,40810,225
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Dawda (11,628) may also be a first name.

Dawda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩﺍ) is more commonly found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,439th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,858,594 people. The surname Dawda is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Dawda reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 55,352nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 11,628 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 1,308. Beside The Gambia it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Dawda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Dawda are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dawda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauwda9114/
Dhawda914/
Dawdas912/
Dawdai912/
Dawdah912/
Dawday911/
Dawhdah835/
Davda804,710/
Dawdy801,926/
Dawdi801,854/
Dawde801,639/
Dowda80718/
Dabda80339/
Dafda80286/
Dewda80127/
Dawdo8044/
Dhawde73302/
Davdai7355/
Dawdit7313/
Dawdou7310/
Davdas736/
Dowdat736/
Daufda733/
Dawduo732/
Davday732/
Dawdie732/
Dawdee731/
Dawdey731/
Dewdah731/
Dewdaj731/
Dabdah731/
Daphda731/
Dauvda731/
Davdha731/
Dawdet731/
Dawdui731/
Deewda731/
Dadfda731/
Dawdii731/
Dafdha731/
Dowday730/
Dewday730/
Daswdhi674/
Dasfdas673/
Davdath672/
Daivdat671/

Dawda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻭﺩﺍdawda47.83
ﺩﺍﻭﺩdawd30.43
ﺩﺍﻭﻭﺩdawwd13.04
ﺩﻭﻭﺩﺍdwwda4.35
ﺩﺍﻭﻭﺩﺍdawwda4.35

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