Dawoud Surname

16,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Dawoud Surname User-submission:

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

Dawoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt19,2201:4,783631
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
Saudi Arabia6,1611:5,008684
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Australia881:306,76926,711
United Arab Emirates861:106,5389,171
Mauritania751:54,5983,928
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England441:1,266,32057,817
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Jordan261:340,09411,519
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
France201:3,321,136213,627
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Libya161:390,2481,390
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Oman101:368,7975,193
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Finland61:916,11741,832
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dawoud (2,208) may also be a first name.

Dawoud 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

Dawoud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭﺩ, Marathi: दाऊद) is most common in Egypt. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawoud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawoud is the 16,557th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 217,389 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Dawoud live; 77 percent live in North Africa and 77 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Dawoud is also the 159,191st most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 2,208 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 19,220 people, or 1 in 4,783. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 19 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent are found.

Dawoud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dawoud are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Dawoud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.93% less than the national average, earning 169,816 kr per year; in United States they earn 49.69% more than the national average, earning $64,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $57,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawoudd921/
Deawoud921/
Dawud9126,153/
Dawod9123,901/
Dawood83400,497/
Davoud831,497/
Dawuod83124/
Dawwod8338/
Daboud8326/
Dauwud8321/
Dawuud8320/
Dawoed8312/
Dawoid837/
Daawod835/
Dahwud835/
Dawuid834/
Dowoud834/
Daawud833/
Dawaud833/
Dawodd832/
Daweud832/
Dajwod831/
Daw'od831/
Dawuad831/
Dawout831/
Dawudd831/
Daywood77112/
Dhawood7747/
Dawoodh7712/
Douwoud779/
Dawwood777/
Daawood774/
Dawoute772/
Dawhood771/
Deawood771/
Daswood771/
Dauwood771/
Dawoodd771/
Davoudh771/
Da'wood771/
Ddawood771/
Dawad73984/
Davud73544/
Dawut73124/
Dabud73107/
Dabod7389/
Dawot7351/
Davod7350/
Dobud7335/
Dovud7318/
Dowod736/
Dowud731/
Dhawoodh713/
Dachwood710/
Davood6720,475/
Doubad67928/
Dabout67306/
Davaud67206/
Dabhod67156/
Dhawad67151/
Davout67142/
Dahwad6734/
Daswad6729/
Dowood6727/
Dhavud679/
Dauvad674/
Daiwad674/
Dawaid674/
Davoid674/
Daavud673/
Davuid673/
Dabaud673/
Dawoot672/
Dawaad672/
Dabood672/
Dhabud672/
Dajwad672/
Davudh672/
Daveud671/
Davuud671/
Dhaawoodh671/
Daswot671/
Dawoodová671/
Dawute671/
Doowod671/
Dauuod671/
Dawoth671/
Daivod671/
D'Awad671/
D'Haywood671/
Douwad671/

Dawoud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawoud in the Marathi language
दाऊदda'uda75
दाउदda'uda25
Dawoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻭﺩdawd52
ﺩﺍﻭﻭﺩdawwd48

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