Dhobi Surname
Approximately 70,415 people bear this surname
Dhobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 55,222 | 1:13,891 | 1,136 |
| Nepal | 14,757 | 1:1,930 | 282 |
| Qatar | 190 | 1:12,411 | 1,349 |
| Malaysia | 129 | 1:228,637 | 13,135 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
Dhobi (7,435) may also be a first name.
Dhobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhobi (Bengali: ধুবী, Hindi: धोबी, Marathi: धोबी, Oriya: େଧାବି) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dhobi.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhobi? popularity and diffusion
Dhobi is the 8,074th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 103,494 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhobi reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 74,590th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,435 people.
Dhobi is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 55,222 people, or 1 in 13,891. In India Dhobi is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 31 percent live, Gujarat, where 26 percent live and Bihar, where 21 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 21 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhobi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhobi in the Bengali language | ||
| ধুবী | dhubi | - |
| Dhobi in the Marathi language | ||
| धोबी | dhobi | 97.65 |
| ढोबी | dhobi | 0.83 |
| धोिब | dhoiba | 0.53 |
| धोब | dhoba | 0.02 |
| धोनी | dhoni | 0.02 |
| ढोिब | dhoiba | 0.02 |
| घोबी | ghobi | 0.02 |
| धॉबी | dhobi | 0.01 |
| धोेबी | dhoebi | 0.01 |
| ढॉबी | dhobi | 0.01 |
| धोबु | dhobu | 0.01 |
| धेबी | dhebi | 0.01 |
| डोभी | dobhi | 0.01 |
| धोषी | dhosi | 0.01 |
| डाबी | dabi | 0.01 |
| धोवी | dhovi | 0.01 |
| टोबी | tobi | 0.01 |
| धॊबी | dhobi | 0.01 |
| धोबा | dhoba | 0.01 |
| धोली | dholi | 0.01 |
| Dhobi in the Hindi language | ||
| धोबी | dhobi | 97.17 |
| धोबि | dhobi | 1.83 |
| घोबी | ghobi | 0.64 |
| ढोबी | dhobi | 0.14 |
| धोवी | dhovi | 0.05 |
| धोबी़ | dhobi | 0.05 |
| Dhobi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଧାବି | edhabi | 83.42 |
| େଧାବୀ | edhabi | 13.77 |
| େଧାବିାଇଁ | edhabia'im | 2.38 |
| ଧବି | dhabi | 0.05 |
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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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- 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 Dhobi
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