Dawod Surname

22,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Dawod Surname User-submission:

Known in many different spellings it refers to prophet, Dawood, father of the prophet, Solomon.

Dawod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,3051:9,8801,189
Sudan7,5601:4,962714
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
Pakistan4091:436,7827,943
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Sweden1421:69,3435,253
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Canada771:478,51441,057
England561:994,96549,531
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Australia331:818,05251,601
Jordan301:294,74810,946
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway101:514,22941,629
Israel101:855,76354,181
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belize51:71,0952,977
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Palau11:21,643223
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Dawod (1,358) may also be a first name.

Dawod Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Known in many different spellings it refers to prophet, Dawood, father of the prophet, Solomon.

- khaleddaoud

Dawod Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawod (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭﺩ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawod? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,723rd most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 304,905 people. The surname Dawod occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dawod reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 212,798th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,358 people.

Dawod is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 9,305 people, or 1 in 9,880. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 32 percent live and Libya, where 14 percent live.

Dawod Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dawod surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dawod earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1669.74% more than the national average, earning R 4,205,580 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawood91400,497/
Dawoud9133,523/
Dawuod91124/
Dawwod9138/
Dawoed9112/
Dawoid917/
Daawod915/
Dawodd912/
Daw'od911/
Dajwod911/
Daywood83112/
Dhawood8347/
Dawoodh8312/
Daewood839/
Dawwood837/
Daawood834/
Daewoud833/
Dauwood831/
Deawood831/
Daswood831/
Deawoud831/
Dawoudd831/
Ddawood831/
Dawhood831/
Da'wood831/
Dawoodd831/
Dawud8026,153/
Dawad80984/
Dabod8089/
Dawot8051/
Davod8050/
Dowod806/
Dewod801/
Dhawoodh773/
Dachwood770/
Davood7320,475/
Davoud731,497/
Dabhod73156/
Dhawad73151/
Dewood73105/
Dahwad7334/
Daswad7329/
Dowood7327/
Daboud7326/
Dauwud7321/
Dawuud7320/
Dahwud735/
Davoid734/
Dowoud734/
Daiwad734/
Dawuid734/
Daawud733/
Dawaud733/
Daweud732/
Dajwad732/
Dawaad732/
Dawoot732/
Dabood732/
Dawoth731/
Dewoud731/
D'Awad731/
Daivod731/
Dawudd731/
Dawout731/
Daswot731/
Dauuod731/
Doowod731/
Dawuad731/
Dewoid731/
Dhaawoodh711/
Dawoodová711/
D'Haywood711/
Dahawad6741/
Dawooth6713/
Douwoud679/
Dawwadt674/
Dhavood674/
Dawoute672/
Dhaywad672/
Davoodh672/
Dawhaad671/
Davoudh671/
Davoodt671/
Daaswad671/
Dhaswad671/

Dawod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawod in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭﺩaldawd-

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