Dhobe Surname
Approximately 3,004 people bear this surname
Dhobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,972 | 1:258,097 | 14,885 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dhobe (82) may also be a first name.
Dhobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhobe (Hindi: धोबे, Marathi: धोबे) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhobe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 147,394th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,425,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhobe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 82 people.
The last name Dhobe is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 2,972 people, or 1 in 258,097. In India Dhobe is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Telangana, where 1 percent are found and Gujarat, where 0 percent are found. Barring India Dhobe exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhobe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhobe in the Hindi language | ||
| धोबे | dhobe | - |
| Dhobe in the Marathi language | ||
| धोबे | dhobe | 64.24 |
| ढोबे | dhobe | 34.53 |
| धोबेे | dhobee | 0.18 |
| धोबीे | dhobie | 0.13 |
| ढोणे | dhone | 0.04 |
| ढेबे | dhebe | 0.04 |
| धाबे | dhabe | 0.04 |
| ढोब | dhoba | 0.04 |
| दोबे | dobe | 0.02 |
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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 Dhobe
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