Dawk Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dawk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dawk Last Name Facts

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

Dawk is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Dawk occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Dawk live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Dawk is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 86 percent are found, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 5 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Dawk Last Name Statistics demography

Dawk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawks8910/
Dhawk893/
Dawke892/
Dhawke801/
Deawke801/
Dafk7523/
Dewk7511/
Dabk752/
Dawg752/
Dawq751/
Dawkova731/
Davke6725/
Dawgh6710/
Dhawq679/
Dowke678/
Dafke672/
Dhowk671/
Dafkh671/
Dawgg671/
Dhabk671/

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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 Dawk
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