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
Dhovi (Hindi: धोवी, Marathi: धोवी) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhovi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,534th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 189,973 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhovi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhovi is also the 332,048th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 629 people.
The last name Dhovi is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is held by 35,627 people, or 1 in 799. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Lumbini, where 44 percent live, Narayani, where 24 percent live and Janakpur, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nepal it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
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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