Dawi Surname

24,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Dawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Egypt2,2271:41,2824,194
Yemen2,0041:13,1861,539
Indonesia1,4151:93,4629,759
Tanzania1,3261:39,9264,578
Niger1,2411:15,4651,029
Malaysia9791:30,1272,601
Nigeria7981:221,98313,097
Lebanon5901:9,5541,445
Philippines5501:184,06929,532
United Arab Emirates5011:18,2882,165
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Papua New Guinea2201:37,0624,461
Iran2181:352,21323,514
Benin1681:61,5217,570
Pakistan1281:1,395,65515,659
Afghanistan1271:253,1754,283
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Libya491:127,428674
India391:19,668,343291,059
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Oman121:307,3314,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland61:916,11741,832
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dawi (9,992) may also be a first name.

Dawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawi (Arabic: ضوى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭﻱ, Hindi: दवी) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawi is the 24,058th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 324,049 people. The surname Dawi is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Dawi live; 27 percent live in North Africa and 26 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Dawi is also the 61,275th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 9,992 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Excluding Ethiopia Dawi occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Dawi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dawi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dawi last name is primarily Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dawi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Dawi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.22% less than the national average, earning R 101,664 per year; in United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawai898,109/
Dawei891,768/
Daiwi891,453/
Dhawi89324/
Dahwi89194/
Tdawi89171/
Deawi8965/
Dawie8960/
Daawi8944/
Dawui8932/
Dajwi8922/
Daewi8920/
Dawih8920/
Dawoi8919/
Daywi895/
Dawiy895/
Hdawi895/
Dawwi893/
Dawii892/
Dawip891/
Dawyi891/
Dauwi891/
Dahawi80206/
Dawhai8056/
Dahwei8050/
Dhawie8027/
Daswei8021/
Daiwei8019/
Dawist8014/
Dahwai8014/
Daawie806/
Dawais805/
Dauwit805/
Dhawai803/
Dawaai803/
Daiwai802/
Dawaih802/
Dawisz801/
Dauwoi801/
Dhahwi801/
Daawei801/
Deawai801/
Dawgai801/
Daaawi801/
Dahwiz801/
Dawhid801/
Dewi75433,787/
Davi7573,290/
Dawa7543,247/
Dawe7520,350/
Dabi7519,180/
Dawy753,061/
Dowi75899/
Dawé753/
Dawê751/
Dawj751/
Dahwish73165/
Dachwei7321/
Dawichh739/
Daweiss731/
Dawaich731/
Dahawai731/
Dhahawi731/
Dashwoi731/
Dauwitt730/
Davis671,708,683/
David671,201,318/
Dabhi67330,374/
Davie6722,944/
Davei675,289/
Dowie674,024/
Dhawa673,926/
Dobai673,873/
Daivi672,377/
Daway671,795/
Dauwe671,678/
Davit671,602/
Davio671,211/
Devai671,196/
Dabai671,108/
Daibi671,083/
Dhewi67983/
Dauwa67862/
Dhabi67784/
Davai67779/
Daevi67665/
Dawey67651/
Daawe67634/
Deavi67407/
Daiva67371/
Daviy67370/
Dawaa67314/
Tdawa67301/
Dajui67297/
Daive67205/
Davyi67193/
Dawha67180/
Daiwa67145/
Dhavi67134/
Dayvi67127/
Dewie67125/
Dabei67113/
Daboi67111/
Davui67108/
Dawea6784/
Dowai6783/
Daawa6776/
Daviz6770/
Dewai6767/
Dovai6766/
Daweh6766/
Daibe6765/
Daiby6763/
Deawe6759/
Daubi6757/
Tdawe6755/
Dhawe6752/
Dewei6751/
Dawee6748/
Dabui6745/
Davii6744/
Dowei6743/
Dhowi6740/
Davip6740/
Dewih6737/
Deawa6736/
Daswe6734/
Daivy6731/
Dewiy6729/
Dawwy6729/
Dohwi6728/
Dajwa6728/
Dabih6728/
Daavi6727/
Dawoj6727/
Daabi6727/
Dawaj6726/
Daiwe6723/
Dauvi6719/
Dawwa6719/
Davoi6719/
Dewui6718/
Dasvi6715/
Dewii6715/
D'Avi6714/
Davih6714/
Douwi6714/
Deewi6712/
Davij6712/
Dawoy6712/
Tdavi6710/
Dasui6710/
Daywa679/
Dowoi679/
Deabi675/
Dhawy675/
Dayui675/
Hdewi674/
Dewwi674/
Dahwe674/
Daweu674/
Ddawa673/
Ddavi673/
Datvi672/
Dauwy672/
Daybi672/
Dabij672/
D'Abi672/
Dahwy672/
Deiwi672/
Hdowi671/
Dewoi671/
Deuwi671/
Dgawy671/
Dhawj671/
Davgi671/
Davhi671/
Dawhe671/
Dawoa671/
Dowgi671/
Daiue671/
Dawue671/
Dowih671/
Dauui671/
Dawwe671/
Dawaî671/
Daewy671/
Dabyi671/
Doswi671/
Dowui671/
Dehwi671/
Dewhi671/
Dajwe671/
Daywe671/
Deawy671/

Dawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭﻱaldawy-
Dawi in the Hindi language
दवीdavi60
दवेीdavei40
Dawi in the Arabic language
ضوىdwy-
ضويdwy-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dawi
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