Dawit Surname

2,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Dawit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia179,8141:54280
Eritrea19,9301:23893
Philippines2261:447,95755,016
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Norway91:571,36544,190
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dawit (257,716) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawite917,686/
Dawith9157/
Dawist9114/
Dawidt9112/
Dauwit915/
Dawitt915/
Daweit911/
Dawiet911/
Dawait911/
Dawiot911/
Daewit911/
Daywitt8392/
Dauwitt830/
Dawid8016,300/
Dewit804,451/
Dawet802,191/
Dabit802,137/
Davit801,602/
Dowit8011/
Dawyt801/
Dewitt7336,527/
Davitt733,282/
Daviet732,436/
Davite73893/
Daviot73766/
Daboit73323/
Dabuit73291/
Dabhit73187/
Dawete73139/
Davidt73112/
Dewith7398/
Dawett7379/
Daweet7352/
Daubit7346/
Dahvit7328/
Dowiot7328/
Daveit7319/
Dewidt7319/
Dhabit7316/
Daivet7314/
Dauvit7311/
Davist7311/
Dabitt737/
Davith737/
Dawoid737/
Dabait736/
Davuit736/
Dewait735/
Dowait735/
Daiwet735/
Dawuid734/
Dobait734/
Dawaid734/
Dewhit733/
Dasvit733/
Daiwid732/
Dawied732/
Dowoit731/
Deewit731/
Dawhid731/
Dawhet731/
Dawetz731/
Daweth731/
Dowite731/
Dowidt731/
Dhawid731/
Devait731/
Dawiod731/
De'wit731/
Dowitt731/
Deavit731/
Deweit731/
Dewhitt67182/
Davitte67109/
Deavitt6788/
Dashwet6786/
D'Habit6780/
Dawethe6776/
Doweidt6768/
Dowhite6727/
Daviott6712/
Daboitt679/
De'witt677/
Dabhait674/
Daviste672/
Davaite671/
Dayvitt671/
Dewitth671/
Dewwitt671/
Dhavite671/
Daihuit671/
Davisst671/
Dawgett671/
Doweitd671/
Dowhitt671/
Deiwait671/
Dowitte671/
Dosweit671/
Davoist670/
Daiwett670/

Dawit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawit in the Marathi language
दावीतdavita-
Dawit in the Arabic language
داويتdawyt-

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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
  • 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
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