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
Dawit Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dawit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dawit (Arabic: داويت, Marathi: दावीत) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dawit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,783rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,316 people. The surname Dawit is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawit live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,076th most common first name throughout the world, held by 257,716 people.
The surname Dawit is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 179,814 people, or 1 in 542. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists 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 frequency of Dawit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dawit surname rose 13,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dawit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Dawit last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dawit surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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 | - |
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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 Dawit
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