Dawn Surname

26,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dawn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India13,1391:58,3813,995
United States3,5171:103,05911,378
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Canada5421:67,9817,833
England4991:111,65911,511
New Zealand4541:9,9741,736
Australia3461:78,0229,105
Israel3011:28,4314,098
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
China411:33,349,3061,770
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:101,14310,189
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Dawn (679,811) may also be a first name.

Dawn Last Name Facts

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

Dawn (Arabic: عضون, Hindi: डान, Oriya: ଡନ) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dawn.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dawn is the 26,370th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 357,145 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Dawn reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dawn is also the 1,432nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 679,811 people.

The last name Dawn is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 13,139 people, or 1 in 58,381. In India Dawn is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 67 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 31 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Beside India Dawn is found in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found.

Dawn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dawn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dawn surname increased 3,006 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dawn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dawn surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dawn surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dawn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.6% less than the national average, earning R 105,516 per year; in United States they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $38,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $45,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawin89800/
Dawne89143/
Deawn8916/
Dhawn8916/
Dahwn8915/
Dawnn897/
Daywn891/
Dawyn891/
Dauwen80345/
Dhawne8048/
Dawaen8039/
Dawint8018/
Daween8017/
Daiwen8017/
Daywin8012/
Dawnne805/
Daiwin804/
Dgawin802/
Deawen801/
Dauwin801/
Dawgin801/
Daewin801/
Down7512,730/
Dewn7562/
Dabn7510/
Davn756/
Dawyndt7331/
Daiweng734/
Dashwin731/
Dawouen731/
Dawgeen731/
Daben673,251/
Davne672,495/
Dabin672,432/
Dowen671,143/
Downe67713/
Dewin67371/
Dewen67155/
Dowin6796/
Dawim6747/
Dhavn6710/
Dabyn679/
Dhown679/
Downn675/
Doown674/
Dowhn672/
Downd672/
Doewn671/
Dabín671/
Dabén671/
Dahvn671/
Davng671/
Downh671/
Dawym671/
Deavn670/

Dawn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawn in the Hindi language
डानdana80
डाउनda'una20
Dawn in the Oriya language
ଡନdana50
ଡନ୍dan50
Dawn in the Arabic language
عضونdwn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dawn
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