Daws Surname

99,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Daws Surname Definition:

Daw(e)’s (Son): v. Daw(e.

Daws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6731:216,65221,081
England1,5811:35,2424,649
Australia7491:36,0424,746
Canada1791:205,84120,025
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Israel1381:62,0127,838
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Wales511:60,6775,433
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India101:76,706,538639,611
Jersey101:9,9202,003
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5241:15,9942,354
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Daws (38) may also be a first name.

Daws Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Daw(e)’s (Son): v. Daw(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Daws Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daws (Arabic: عدوس) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Daws.

How Common Is The Last Name Daws? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,020th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,522,998 people. Daws is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Daws reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Daws is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Daws is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,673 people, or 1 in 216,652. In The United States Daws is mostly found in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Daws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Daws has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daws last name increased 315 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Daws Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Daws last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Daws surname are 16.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Daws earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.81% more than the national average, earning R 322,728 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $57,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawse898/
Dawsh895/
Dauws891/
Dayws891/
Daaws891/
Dhaws891/
Dawss890/
Dhawse8014/
Daiwes801/
Dawshe800/
Deawes800/
Dews753,789/
Dows75500/
Davs7595/
Dabs7575/
Dawz754/
Dafs751/
Dhawshe732/
Daiwese731/
Dowse673,948/
Deabs67524/
Dabsh67369/
Daubs67313/
Douws67202/
Daivs67153/
Daibs6760/
Dafsh6717/
Deavs6715/
Davås6712/
Dhavs676/
D'Ews676/
Dayvs676/
Davse674/
Daufs674/
Dawch673/
Daabs672/
Dowsh671/
Dewws671/
Dhawz671/
Dasvs671/
Daffs670/
Davss670/
Dawce670/

Daws Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daws in the Arabic language
عدوسdws-

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