Dayow Surname

190,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dayow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dayow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,3721:9,805694
Kenya8391:55,0425,501
Djibouti41:228,733966
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Dayow (1,419) may also be a first name.

Dayow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dayow is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,257th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,284,158 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dayow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 207,260th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 1,419 people.

This surname is most numerous in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,372 people, or 1 in 9,805. Not including Somalia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent live and Djibouti, where 0 percent live.

Dayow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dayow surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Dayow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhayow91687/
Daayow911/
Daow8973/
Dayw893/
Dyow891/
Dhaayow834/
Dayaw80191/
Daowa8038/
Dayov8033/
Dayob808/
Doyow807/
Dayew805/
Deyow802/
Dayiw801/
Daouw801/
Dauow801/
Daowf801/
Daows801/
Dayws801/
Daywe801/
Dhaow801/
Daoow801/
Dayoub731,237/
Dayhaw7371/
Dayhew7336/
Dayova7325/
Dayoob7322/
Dhaowa7321/
Dayoff734/
Dayuob732/
Dayawe732/
Daowch731/
Dayuwe731/
Doyowe731/
Doyeow731/
Dahowa731/
Dooyow731/
Dayouv731/
Daywhe731/
Daiyob731/
Dayweh731/
Dayhof730/
Diaw67107,127/
Douw678,112/
Dayhoff671,143/
Dauw67615/
Dayf67519/
Daov67118/
Djaw6773/
Djow6753/
Diow6727/
Daof6724/
Deow6718/
Deaw6717/
Dayb677/
Dyob677/
Dayhoof676/
Daob675/
Daiw674/
Dahyoub674/
Dyof672/
Dayv672/
Dojw672/
Daywheh671/
Doiw671/
Djawowa671/
D'Ayoub671/
Dyaw671/
Dayuoob671/
Gyow670/

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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 Dayow
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