Dawit Surname
Approximately 200,673 people bear this surname
Dawit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 179,814 | 1:542 | 80 |
| Eritrea | 19,930 | 1:238 | 93 |
| Philippines | 226 | 1:447,957 | 55,016 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Dawit (257,716) may also be a first name.
Dawit Demographics
Average Dawit Salary in
United States
$42,546 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Dawit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dawit (Arabic: داويت, Marathi: दावीत) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,783rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,316 people. The surname Dawit occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawit reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,076th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 257,716 people.
Dawit is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 179,814 people, or 1 in 542. Barring Ethiopia Dawit is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Dawit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dawit has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 13,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dawit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Dawit are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dawit earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning 220,816 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $41,495 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dawit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dawit in the Marathi language | ||
| दावीत | davita | - |
| Dawit in the Arabic language | ||
| داويت | dawyt | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dawit
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis