Dhovi Surname
Approximately 38,361 people bear this surname
Dhovi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 35,627 | 1:799 | 153 |
| India | 2,680 | 1:286,218 | 16,246 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Dhovi (629) may also be a first name.
Dhovi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhovi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhovi (Hindi: धोवी, Marathi: धोवी) is found most in Nepal. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhovi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhovi is the 14,534th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 189,973 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhovi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 332,048th most frequent first name globally, borne by 629 people.
Dhovi is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 35,627 people, or 1 in 799. In Nepal Dhovi is primarily found in: Lumbini, where 44 percent reside, Narayani, where 24 percent reside and Janakpur, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nepal this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhovi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhovi in the Hindi language | ||
| धोवी | dhovi | 99.1 |
| धोवि | dhovi | 0.3 |
| ढोवी | dhovi | 0.3 |
| ढोवि | dhovi | 0.3 |
| Dhovi in the Marathi language | ||
| धोवी | dhovi | 92.86 |
| ढोवी | dhovi | 7.14 |
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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 Dhovi
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