Dawita Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dawita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128

Dawita (131) may also be a first name.

Dawita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawita (Arabic: دافيتا, Marathi: याितश) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 837,371st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Dawita reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Dawita is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 131 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 242,851. In Tanzania Dawita is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Dawita occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawista923/
Dawitau921/
Daiwaita864/
Dawite837,686/
Dewita836,744/
Davita83135/
Dabita8334/
Dawiti8323/
Dawuta839/
Dowita837/
Daweta833/
Dewitaa7715/
Davista7712/
Daboita778/
Dewitah776/
Davitta776/
Dewitta775/
Dabitta773/
Daibita773/
Dabaita772/
Dawetha771/
Dhavita771/
Dawisti771/
Dawetas771/
Dabeita771/
Dowitad771/
Dawitie771/
Davitaia71944/
Davitaya7173/
Dhabitah716/
Dawaitou713/
Dawistti711/
Dawister711/
Davietta710/
Devita677,292/
Daweti673,242/
Davito671,362/
Daveta67946/
Davite67893/
Dawete67139/
Daviti6791/
Dhavidtha6770/
Dabeta6729/
Dobita6713/
Dovita6713/
Dabiti6710/
Dewito677/
Deweta676/
Davity674/
Dabite674/
Dabito673/
Daweto673/
Davuta671/
Dawhiteis671/
Dawuto671/
Dowite671/
Dowuta671/
Dowity670/

Dawita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawita in the Marathi language
याितशyaitasa-
Dawita in the Arabic language
دافيتاdafyta-

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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 Dawita
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