Dhawa Surname
Approximately 3,926 people bear this surname
Dhawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,870 | 1:198,208 | 11,921 |
| Nepal | 24 | 1:1,186,706 | 6,523 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dhawa (2,075) may also be a first name.
Dhawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhawa (Hindi: धावा, Marathi: धावा) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 117,306th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,856,227 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhawa reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 165,460th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,075 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 3,870 people, or 1 in 198,208. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 99 percent live, Delhi, where 0 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhawa in the Marathi language | ||
| धावा | dhava | 66.67 |
| धव | dhava | 33.33 |
| Dhawa in the Hindi language | ||
| धावा | dhava | 50 |
| ढवा | dhava | 50 |
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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 Dhawa
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