Dhobi Surname

8,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dhobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India55,2221:13,8911,136
Nepal14,7571:1,930282
Qatar1901:12,4111,349
Malaysia1291:228,63713,135
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Macau11:601,6301,582

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

The last name Dhobi (Bengali: ধুবী, Hindi: धोबी, Marathi: धोबी, Oriya: େଧାବି) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,074th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 103,494 people. Dhobi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhobi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 74,590th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 7,435 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 55,222 people, or 1 in 13,891. In India Dhobi is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 31 percent live, Gujarat, where 26 percent live and Bihar, where 21 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 21 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhobhi91146/
Dhobii91102/
Dhobis9169/
Dhobie9155/
Dhobip9149/
Dhobid9129/
Dhobiy9126/
Dhoubi9125/
Dhobit9122/
Dhobih9113/
Dhobij9113/
Dhoebi9112/
Dhobei917/
Dhobai913/
Dhhobi912/
Dhoobi912/
Dobi896,868/
Dhobiph8323/
Dhobhai831/
Dhobhie831/
Dhoibhi831/
Dhobidh831/
Dhovi8038,361/
Dahbi8027,151/
Dehbi8010,486/
Dobie805,382/
Dobai803,873/
Dhobe803,004/
Doubi802,775/
Dhubi801,718/
Dhoba801,441/
Dobis801,304/
Dobio801,259/
Dhabi80784/
Dobiš80324/
Dobui80289/
Dobei80205/
Doboi80185/
Dobhi80159/
Dhebi8084/
Dobić8081/
Doobi8059/
Dhowi8040/
Dohbi8021/
Dhoby8019/
Dobit8014/
Doibi8013/
Dobii808/
Dobiz804/
Ddobi803/
Doebi803/
Dobič803/
Dobip801/
Dhobijhe771/
Dahabi732,658/
Dobish73513/
Dhobha73494/
Dobeis73367/
Dhabai73338/
Dhehbi73283/
Dobisz73246/
Doubai73235/
Dhahbi73164/
Dobicz73150/
Doobie73106/
Dhobee7383/
Doubie7350/
Dhubih7343/
Dhaubi7339/
Dobich7336/
Duobai7323/
Dobbyi7323/
Dhabhi7321/
Dhabit7316/
Dobois7315/
Dhobhe7314/
Dobaiz7314/
Dobiey7313/
Douboi7313/
Douhbi739/
Dobiss737/
Dhovie736/
Doebai736/
Dosbai735/
Dhobey735/
Dhubei735/
Dhooba735/
Dobait734/
Dhabui734/
Doubis733/
Dobhai733/
Dhaebi733/
Dhober733/
Doubei732/
Duobis732/
Dhubiy732/
Dobieh732/
Dahbai732/
Dashbi732/
Dhabid732/
Dhoviy732/
Dhoboj732/
Doubio732/
Dovhoi732/
Doebei731/
Dobuis731/
Dhouvi731/
Dhovai731/
Dhovii731/
Dhubai731/
Dhubhi731/
Dhaabi731/
Dhabyi731/
Dhobay731/
Dhoobe731/
Dabhoi731/
Doobai731/
Doubiy731/
Dhabih731/
Dobaai731/
Dobaia731/
Dobeih731/
Dobeiz731/
Dobihe731/
Dobije731/
Dathbi731/
Dehbie731/
Dahbis731/
D'Hovi731/
Dhoboy731/
Dhowui731/
Dobais731/
Dhuibi731/
Dahbie731/
Dahbii731/
Doiboi731/
Debi67226,689/
Dabi6719,180/
Dovi6712,394/
Doba6710,717/
Dobe675,926/
Doby673,843/
Dubi672,142/
Dowi67899/
Dhabhai67719/
Dübi67165/
D'Habit6780/
Dabhoiy6778/
Dobă6732/
Dóbi6731/
Dobeitz6718/
Dobé6710/
Doubois677/
Dhubhai676/
Dhohwai671/
Dhoobhe671/
Dahabiy671/
Ddhobee671/
Duobioh671/
Dhuibih671/
Dobä671/
Dahabai671/
Dhahabi671/
Dhebhai671/
Doubgai671/
Dtdobie671/
Dashwoi671/
Doubiss671/

Dhobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhobi in the Bengali language
ধুবীdhubi-
Dhobi in the Marathi language
धोबीdhobi97.65
ढोबीdhobi0.83
धोिबdhoiba0.53
धोबdhoba0.02
धोनीdhoni0.02
ढोिबdhoiba0.02
घोबीghobi0.02
धॉबीdhobi0.01
धोेबीdhoebi0.01
ढॉबीdhobi0.01
धोबुdhobu0.01
धेबीdhebi0.01
डोभीdobhi0.01
धोषीdhosi0.01
डाबीdabi0.01
धोवीdhovi0.01
टोबीtobi0.01
धॊबीdhobi0.01
धोबाdhoba0.01
धोलीdholi0.01
Dhobi in the Hindi language
धोबीdhobi97.17
धोबिdhobi1.83
घोबीghobi0.64
ढोबीdhobi0.14
धोवीdhovi0.05
धोबी़dhobi0.05
Dhobi in the Oriya language
େଧାବିedhabi83.42
େଧାବୀedhabi13.77
େଧାବିାଇଁedhabia'im2.38
ଧବିdhabi0.05

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