Dawya Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dawya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dawya (62) may also be a first name.

Dawya Last Name Facts

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

Dawya (Arabic: ضويا) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawya is the 3,274,477th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Dawya is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Dawya reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 62 people.

Dawya is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,932,194. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 11 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhawya9123/
Daweya9116/
Daswya916/
Dauwya911/
Dawoyea83131/
Dawaiya8313/
Daawyay831/
Dashwya831/
Dawayya831/
Dawayia831/
Daweyah831/
Dawayea831/
Daweyea831/
Dawia80237/
Dabya8045/
Dewya8029/
Davya8022/
Dawyo801/
Dawja801/
Dawaayay7717/
Dawaiyay772/
Daywoyea771/
Dawiah73625/
Daivya73234/
Dewyea73189/
Dawija7349/
Daweah7332/
Davyat7328/
Dasvya7325/
Daibya7319/
Dhowya734/
Dhawia732/
Ddabya731/
Davyaa731/
Dawjat731/
Daweja731/
Dayvea731/
Dhawja731/
Dahwaiyah7111/
Daawaiyay711/
Daawaayay711/
Dahabya67122/
Doweiya6721/
Dahwiah6719/
Devaiya6717/
Daweyop674/
Davayya674/
Devayia674/
Dabaiya673/
Dewayia672/
Dewaiya672/
Dawaiyo672/
Dewaaya672/
Dahawia672/
Davaiya671/
Davujya671/
Dasvyas671/
Dayweha671/
Daweaha671/
Deawiah671/
Dashvya671/
Daewioy671/

Dawya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawya in the Arabic language
ضوياdwya-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dawya
  • 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