Dawsa Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Dawsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dawsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawsa is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawsa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dawsa reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name is most frequent in Suriname, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 21,254. Other than Suriname this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawsha91549/
Dawsai9112/
Dawsay919/
Dawsat911/
Dawshah831/
Dawso8067/
Dawza8017/
Dawsi8012/
Dawse808/
Dawsy805/
Dewsa805/
Davsa804/
Dowsa804/
Dabsa803/
Dafsa801/
Dawca801/
Dawja801/
Dawsey731,476/
Dabsha7345/
Dhabsa7341/
Dhawse7314/
Dowsai738/
Dafsat736/
Dewssa736/
Dowsha734/
Dawssi734/
Dawzat732/
Dewsai732/
Dawsie732/
Dawshi731/
Dawsed731/
Deawsi731/
Dawdja731/
Dowssa731/
Dabssa731/
Dafsia731/
Davsaa731/
Dabsau731/
Dawsee731/
Dowsza731/
Dawsos731/
Dawjat731/
Dhawja731/
Dewsha731/
Dawsit730/
Dawshe730/
Dawset730/
Dhabsha67291/
Dawchah672/
Dhawshe672/
Dawsett671/
Daubsha671/
Dawsser671/
Dawsier671/
Dawchai671/
Dawsher670/
Dowsatt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dawsa
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