Dhobha Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Dhobha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 493 | 1:31,315 | 4,840 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Dhobha (85) may also be a first name.
Dhobha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhobha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhobha (Hindi: धोभा) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhobha? popularity and diffusion
Dhobha is the 621,618th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhobha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dhobha is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 85 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 31,315. In Zimbabwe Dhobha is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 10 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhobha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhobha in the Hindi language | ||
| धोभा | dhobha | - |
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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 Dhobha
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