Dhawy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dhawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dhawy (8) may also be a first name.

Dhawy Last Name Facts

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

Dhawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻇﻮﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dhawy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhawy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Dhawy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Dhawy live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 8 people.

The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Dhawy is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Dhawy occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahawy912,385/
Dhaway913/
Dhawey911/
Dawy893,061/
Dhaweye8310/
Dhawa803,926/
Daway801,795/
Dawey80651/
Dhawi80324/
Dhawe8052/
Dawwy8029/
Dhavy8022/
Dawoy8012/
Dhaby806/
Dhewy806/
Dawiy805/
Dahwy802/
Dauwy802/
Dhawj801/
Dawyi801/
Dehwy801/
Daewy801/
Deawy801/
Dgawy801/
Daweye73805/
Dabhay73222/
Dhaiby73208/
Dahawi73206/
Daiwey73154/
Dahaby73149/
Dayway7388/
Dhawaj7341/
Daewey7339/
Dehway7338/
Deaway7333/
Dhawie7327/
Dhaybi7327/
Dhauwe7326/
Daiway7319/
Dauway7314/
Dahway7312/
Dobhay737/
Daways737/
Dowhay735/
Dhaviy734/
Dawaay733/
Dhawai733/
Dhavay733/
Dhajwa732/
Dawooy732/
Dehwey732/
Dhahwi731/
Dohway731/
Dhdawe731/
Dawouy731/
Dovhay731/
Dhobay731/
Dheway731/
Dhabyi731/
Dhaswe731/
Daaway731/
Dawa6743,247/
Davy6725,319/
Dawi6722,489/
Dawe6720,350/
Daby674,319/
Dewy67602/
D'Hauwe67265/
Dowy67174/
Daibhay67164/
Dashway676/
Dawé673/
Dhauwer673/
Dahwaya672/
Dhavaya672/
Dawê671/
Deehuay671/
Deawaya671/
Dawj671/
Dhaivay671/
Dahabiy671/
Doubhay671/
Daywyds671/
Daywaya671/
Daiwaya671/
Dashvay671/
Dahaiwa671/
Dahawai671/
Daabhay671/
Dhahawi671/

Dhawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻇﻮﻱzwy-

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