Dawka Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dawka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dawka (52) may also be a first name.

Dawka Last Name Facts

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

Dawka (Tibetan: ཟླབ་དཀའ་) is most common in Iraq. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawka is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Dawka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dawka live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common forename world-wide, held by 52 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Barring Iraq this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhawka914/
Dawkai912/
Dawkha911/
Dawkhah83254/
Dawkhai836/
Dowka8052/
Dawki8040/
Dafka807/
Dawke802/
Davka802/
Dawko802/
Dewka801/
Dawca801/
Dafkas7326/
Dawkee739/
Dowkau738/
Dawkis735/
Dawkos732/
Deawki732/
Dhawke731/
Daphka731/
Dhawki731/
Dabcka731/
Dawkou731/
Deawke731/
Dawker731/
Dawcky730/
Dawkey730/
Davkhai6771/
Dewkeea6767/
Dawkhiz6728/
Deawkee675/
Dowkass670/

Dawka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawka in the Tibetan language
ཟླབ་དཀའ་dabka-

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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 Dawka
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