Dawti Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dawti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dawti (11) may also be a first name.

Dawti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawti occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dawti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawti? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Dawti live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Dawti is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 95 percent live and Gombe, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawthi913/
Dewti8016/
Dafti8011/
Dabti808/
Dawte807/
Davti806/
Dowti804/
Dawta802/
Dawty801/
Dewtie7369/
Daftis735/
Davtid734/
Dhawte734/
Dawter733/
Dhavti733/
Dayvti731/
Daftai731/
Dabhti731/
Dawtey730/
Dabthai674/
Dowthit673/
Dhowtie672/
Dowtitt671/

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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 Dawti
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis