Dhobu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Dhobu (85) may also be a first name.

Dhobu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dhobu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dhobu (Hindi: ढोबू, Marathi: ढोबू, Oriya: େଧାବୁ) is found most in India. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dhobu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhobu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhobu reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 85 people.

Dhobu is most frequent in India, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India Dhobu is most numerous in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 48 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Jharkhand, where 13 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobu89311/
Dhabu80423/
Dobui80289/
Dobou80221/
Dobut80218/
Dobuç8059/
Dobud8035/
Dobus8015/
Dobau8015/
Dhubu8012/
Dobuš8012/
Dobuh804/
Dhebu804/
Dobhu803/
Dhovu803/
Duobu803/
Dobuz803/
Doibu802/
Dahbu802/
Doebu802/
Dobuu801/
Dobeu801/
Doubu801/
Doubou732,950/
Dobush732,208/
Doubeu7391/
Dobusz7364/
Dobuch7348/
Dahabu7328/
Doobeu736/
Dhowou736/
Doibut735/
Dhabui734/
Dahvou733/
Dahbou733/
Dhebhu733/
Dobouh732/
Dhabud732/
Dobuis731/
Dobhus731/
Dhubhu731/
Dhabhu731/
Dhoboo731/
Dobhut731/
Dhawou731/
Dehbou731/
Dhubuh731/
Dhowui731/
Dhovou731/
Dhoboe731/
Dhabuj731/
Dabhou731/
Dobouz731/
Dhabou731/
Doobau730/
Dabu6710,767/
Dobó672,705/
Dhahabu672,333/
Debu671,840/
Dubu671,232/
Dovu67601/
Dobusch67250/
Dowu67107/
Dahabou6716/
Doubouy6714/
Dahavou677/
Dachbau673/
Doubout672/
Dahbous672/
Dhuubou671/
Dhouwou671/
Douybou671/

Dhobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhobu in the Oriya language
େଧାବୁedhabu-
Dhobu in the Marathi language
ढोबूdhobu66.67
धोबुdhobu16.67
धोबूdhobu16.67
Dhobu in the Hindi language
ढोबूdhobu40
ढोबुdhobu40
धोबूdhobu20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhobu
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