Dawei Surname
Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname
Dawei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,017 | 1:34,436 | 1,570 |
| Syria | 526 | 1:36,694 | 2,235 |
| China | 95 | 1:14,392,859 | 847 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Dawei (8,559) may also be a first name.
Dawei Demographics
Dawei Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dawei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dawei (Arabic: لداوى) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dawei is the 229,220th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,121,915 people. The surname Dawei occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Dawei live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Levant. Dawei is also the 68,007th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 8,559 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 1,017 people, or 1 in 34,436. Besides Iraq this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 30 percent are found and China, where 5 percent are found.
Dawei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dawei last name is principally Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
Dawei earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,554 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dawei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dawei in the Arabic language | ||
| لداوى | ldawy | - |
| لداوي | ldawy | - |
| داوى | dawy | - |
| داوي | dawy | - |
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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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- 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 Dawei
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