Dhovi Surname

14,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dhovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal35,6271:799153
India2,6801:286,21816,246
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Benin111:939,60046,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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 more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhovi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhovi is the 14,534th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 189,973 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhovi are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 332,048th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 629 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is carried by 35,627 people, or 1 in 799. In Nepal Dhovi is primarily concentrated in: Lumbini, where 44 percent reside, Narayani, where 24 percent reside and Janakpur, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nepal it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhovie916/
Dhoevi913/
Dhoviy912/
Dhouvi911/
Dhovai911/
Dhovii911/
D'Hovi911/
Dovi8912,394/
Dhobi8070,415/
Dovis801,274/
Douvi801,065/
Dovie80545/
Doevi80490/
Dhevi80327/
Dhavi80134/
Dovio8072/
Dovai8066/
Doovi8041/
Dhowi8040/
Dhove8026/
Dovid8025/
Dovih8014/
Dovoi8014/
Dehvi808/
Dovhi808/
Dovit802/
Dovui802/
Doivi802/
Dovgi801/
Dovei801/
Duovi801/
Dovii801/
Dohvi801/
Dovhyi733,412/
Dovhai73331/
Douvis73235/
Dovich73207/
Dovhei73173/
Dhobhi73146/
Dhobii73102/
Dhobis7369/
Dhobie7355/
Dhavis7351/
Dhobip7349/
Dhavai7330/
Dhauvi7329/
Dhobid7329/
Dahvit7328/
Dhobiy7326/
Dhoubi7325/
Dovhui7324/
Dhobit7322/
Douvio7321/
Doovoi7319/
Dahavi7317/
Dovgai7316/
Dhavid7313/
Douvei7313/
Dhobih7313/
Dhobij7313/
Dheevi7312/
Dhobei737/
Doivit736/
Dovish735/
Dhaviy734/
Dhavie734/
Dhovee733/
Dhobai733/
Dovais733/
Dhavui733/
Dhhobi732/
Dhoobi732/
Douvai732/
Douvgi732/
Dahvie732/
Dovhoi732/
Dovitt731/
Dhouva731/
Dhovaa731/
Dhevai731/
Dabhoi731/
Douvid731/
Dovgoi731/
Dovois731/
Doveis731/
Dhaevi731/
Dhavij731/
Dhavip731/
Dhowui731/
Dhavei731/
Dhevie731/
Doviss730/
Devi6771,061,794/
Davi6773,290/
Dove6741,188/
Dobi676,868/
Dowi67899/
Douvgai67343/
Dové67100/
Dabhoiy6778/
Dövi6756/
Dhobiph6723/
Dovy6718/
Dosvais6713/
Dovgaia6711/
Dávi675/
Dhavaai673/
Dahavai672/
Dhavish671/
Dheevai671/
Dhobhai671/
Dhobhie671/
Dhohwai671/
Dhoibhi671/
Dovisch671/
Doovich671/
Dashvai671/
Dashvui671/
Dhobidh671/
Dhavaid671/
Doovish671/
Dashwoi671/

Dhovi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhovi in the Hindi language
धोवीdhovi99.1
धोविdhovi0.3
ढोवीdhovi0.3
ढोविdhovi0.3
Dhovi in the Marathi language
धोवीdhovi92.86
ढोवीdhovi7.14

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