Dhaw Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dhaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
India141:54,790,384527,769
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Dhaw (33) may also be a first name.

Dhaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻈﻮ, Oriya: ଧୱ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhaw is the 2,106,139th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Dhaw live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 33 people.

The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 132,092. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 55 percent live, Assaba Region, where 29 percent live and Brakna Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhawe8952/
Dhauw8931/
Dahaw892/
Dhawz891/
Dhaws891/
Daw8651,677/
Dhauwe8026/
D'Hauw807/
Dhdawe801/
Dawe7520,350/
Dauw75615/
Dawh75590/
Dhab75327/
Dhow75162/
Dhaf7519/
Dhav7518/
Deaw7517/
Daaw757/
Dahw755/
Daiw754/
Dawf754/
Dayw753/
Davw753/
Daww753/
Dgaw751/
Ddaw751/
D'Hauwe73265/
Dhaif672,141/
Dauwe671,678/
Daawe67634/
Dhaib67335/
Dhafe67298/
Dhaph67138/
Dhova67126/
Deawe6759/
Tdawe6755/
Dhabh6753/
Dhowa6739/
Daiwe6723/
Dahav6713/
Dahaf679/
Dhaiv676/
Dhavd676/
Dhavs676/
Dheab674/
Dhafh674/
Dhuow674/
Dawch673/
Dhaft672/
Dahwt672/
Dhowe672/
Dauwë671/
Dhouw671/
Dhhab671/
Dayws671/
Dawfe671/
D'Hab671/
Dhauv671/
Dheav671/
Dhavt671/
D'Hav671/
Daaws671/
Dawhe671/
Ddhav671/
Dassw671/
Deauw671/
Daywe671/
Dajwe671/
Dauws671/
Dhoow671/
Dawss670/
Dhaub670/

Dhaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhaw in the Oriya language
ଧୱdhawa-
Dhaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻈﻮalzw83.33
ﺍﺿﻮadw8.33
ﺍﻇﻮazw8.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhaw
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