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

Dhobu (Hindi: ढोबू, Marathi: ढोबू, Oriya: େଧାବୁ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhobu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Dhobu is the 3,798,600^th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhobu are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhobu is also the 1,039,322^nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 85 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 48 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 35 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.