Dhava Surname
Approximately 3,735 people bear this surname
Dhava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,733 | 1:205,482 | 12,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Dhava (1,297) may also be a first name.
Dhava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhava (Hindi: धावा, Marathi: धावा) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,425th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,951,150 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhava reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhava is also the 218,571st most common first name internationally It is held by 1,297 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 3,733 people, or 1 in 205,482. In India Dhava is most common in: Gujarat, where 96 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhava in the Hindi language | ||
| धावा | dhava | 78.57 |
| धवा | dhava | 16.67 |
| ढावा | dhava | 2.38 |
| विधवा | vidhava | 2.38 |
| Dhava in the Marathi language | ||
| धावा | dhava | 64.58 |
| ढावा | dhava | 16.67 |
| ढवा | dhava | 6.25 |
| धवा | dhava | 6.25 |
| धव | dhava | 4.17 |
| धवल | dhavala | 2.08 |
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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 Dhava
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