Dhawy Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Dhawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
The last name Dhawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻇﻮﻱ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dhawy.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhawy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Dhawy reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Dhawy is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻇﻮﻱ | zwy | - |
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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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- 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 Dhawy
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