Dawid Surname

32,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Dawid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,9561:16,3782,240
Poland5,6301:6,751842
Yemen1,9291:13,6991,589
Germany4921:163,62919,388
Indonesia4471:295,85926,345
Namibia4391:5,4881,044
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England931:599,11935,891
France831:800,27496,515
Lebanon821:68,7454,937
Niger741:259,3528,161
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Austria581:146,81819,663
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Comoros11:749,524685
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Dawid (170,587) may also be a first name.

Dawid Last Name Facts

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

Dawid (Arabic: الداود, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawid? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,644th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 447,089 people. The last name Dawid occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Dawid reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,152nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 170,587 people.

The surname Dawid is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,956 people, or 1 in 16,378. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 35 percent are found and Yemen, where 12 percent are found.

Dawid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Dawid last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dawid earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning R 259,140 per year; in United States they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $47,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawidt9112/
Dawoid917/
Dawaid914/
Dawuid914/
Daiwid912/
Dawied912/
Dawhid911/
Dhawid911/
Dawiod911/
David801,201,318/
Dawit80200,673/
Dawed8016,174/
Dabid80110/
Dawyd8082/
Dewid8031/
Dowid802/
Dawidová7712/
Dawidowa775/
Dawite737,686/
Dabhid73962/
Davied73824/
Daveid73207/
Dowaid73200/
Davidt73112/
Daivid7386/
Dawith7357/
Daweed7338/
Dewied7333/
Davidd7326/
Davaid7321/
Daived7320/
Dewidt7319/
Dawist7314/
Dhavid7313/
Daavid7313/
Deweid7311/
Davisd739/
Dawued739/
Davidh738/
Ddavid737/
Da'vid736/
Dawitt735/
Deavid735/
Dauwit735/
Davoid734/
Dayvid734/
Dewaid734/
Davuid733/
Daevid733/
Daviod732/
Dhabid732/
Dawwed732/
Daweud732/
Davidp732/
Davhid731/
Tdavid731/
Dawait731/
Dewidh731/
Dewoid731/
Dawiot731/
Dawiet731/
Daabid731/
Dowidt731/
Dhawed731/
Daweit731/
Daewit731/
Dahvid731/
Dawijdowa711/
Daywitt6792/
Doweidt6768/
Dabhidh6739/
D'David672/
Devhaid672/
Daywyds671/
Dhavaid671/
Daibhid671/
Doweitd671/
Dauwitt670/

Dawid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻭﺩdawd-
Dawid in the Arabic language
الداودaldawd-

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Footnotes

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