Dawood Surname

1,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dawood Surname User-submission:

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

Dawood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq187,2061:18730
Egypt35,8771:2,563347
Sudan25,2001:1,488215
Saudi Arabia23,2941:1,325130
Afghanistan22,0971:1,455178
Syria19,9111:969117
Jordan17,0401:51953
Pakistan13,3821:13,350912
Palestine13,1341:34616
Yemen11,6031:2,277352
Lebanon7,4151:760142
South Africa4,8301:11,2171,392
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
India2,2061:347,71819,015
Kuwait1,5721:2,418301
United States1,5411:235,21022,579
United Arab Emirates1,2501:7,330934
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Bahrain1,0731:1,257165
Malaysia1,0131:29,1162,531
England9671:57,6206,934
Iran9631:79,7338,138
Oman7441:4,957705
Maldives7031:57564
Canada6491:56,7736,703
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Tanzania3381:156,63214,076
Sweden3081:31,9702,608
Australia2601:103,83011,687
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
Singapore2181:25,265998
Tunisia2121:2,880395
Qatar1931:12,2181,344
Mauritius1431:9,0451,913
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Brunei651:6,442888
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Norway401:128,55716,659
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Austria111:774,13064,097
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
China101:136,732,1577,199
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Israel91:950,84857,975
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Dawood (129,656) may also be a first name.

Dawood Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- khaleddaoud

The name of the prophet Dawoud or David in English.

- ahmad9702003

Dawood Last Name Facts

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

Dawood (Arabic: دواد, Hindi: दाऊद) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dawood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,354th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,196 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Dawood live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. Dawood is also the 8,054th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 129,656 people.

It is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 187,206 people, or 1 in 187. Excluding Iraq Dawood exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and Sudan, where 6 percent are found.

Dawood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dawood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dawood surname rose 13,814 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dawood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dawood last name is principally Maronite (30%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Dawood are 0.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.01% registered with the party.

The amount Dawood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.83% less than the national average, earning 277,439 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning R 344,556 per year; in United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daywood92112/
Dhawood9247/
Dawoodh9212/
Daewood929/
Dawwood927/
Daawood924/
Ddawood921/
Daswood921/
Dauwood921/
Dawoodd921/
Da'wood921/
Dawhood921/
Deawood921/
Dawod9123,901/
Dhawoodh863/
Dachwood860/
Dawoud8333,523/
Davood8320,475/
Dawuod83124/
Dewood83105/
Dawwod8338/
Dowood8327/
Dawoed8312/
Dawoid837/
Daawod835/
Dabood832/
Dawodd832/
Dawoot832/
Dajwod831/
Daw'od831/
D'Haywood801/
Dawoodová801/
Dhaawoodh801/
Dawooth7713/
Dhavood774/
Daewoud773/
Davoodh772/
Davoodt771/
Deawoud771/
Dawoudd771/
Dawud7326,153/
Dawad73984/
Dabod7389/
Dawot7351/
Davod7350/
Dowod736/
Dovod732/
Dewod731/
Dhavoodh713/
Dowwoods713/
Hdavoodh711/
Davoud671,497/
Dabhod67156/
Dhawad67151/
Dahwad6734/
Daswad6729/
Daboot6728/
Daboud6726/
Dauwud6721/
Dawuud6720/
Dahwud675/
Dowoud674/
Dawuid674/
Daiwad674/
Davoid674/
Daawud673/
Dawaud673/
Dajwad672/
Daweud672/
Dawaad672/
Dobood672/
Dawuad671/
Doowod671/
Dewoid671/
Devood671/
Dauuod671/
Dawoth671/
Dawout671/
Dawudd671/
Daivod671/
D'Awad671/
Dewoot671/
Daswot671/
Dewoud671/

Dawood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawood in the Hindi language
दाऊदda'uda59.46
दाउदda'uda40.54
Dawood in the Arabic language
دوادdwad-
داوودdawwd-

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