Dhow Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dhow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1461:5,253,872129,394
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Dhow (27) may also be a first name.

Dhow Last Name Facts

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

Dhow is found most in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhow? popularity and diffusion

Dhow is the 1,364,059th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhow live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhow is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 5,253,872. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 100 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 6 percent live and Somalia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhowa8939/
Dhuow894/
Dhowe892/
Dhoow891/
Dhouw891/
Dow8639,079/
Dhowsh801/
Douw758,112/
Dowe757,646/
Dowa752,563/
Dhob75115/
Dhaw7580/
Dowz7541/
Doow7518/
Dowë756/
Dahw755/
Dhuw754/
Dhov754/
Hdow753/
Doew753/
Dowh753/
Dovw752/
Dojw752/
Doiw751/
Dowf751/
Dhof751/
Duow750/
D'Houwt734/
Douwe67300/
Dhoof67247/
Douws67202/
Dhova67126/
Dhawe6752/
Dhauw6731/
Dhofe6723/
Dhoib6723/
Dhobhowa6716/
Dhoif677/
Dhoiv676/
Ddouw676/
Ddowa676/
Dahaw672/
Dahwt672/
Dossw671/
Hdowe671/
Dhaws671/
Dhawz671/
Dhoff671/
Doywe671/
Dhoub671/
D'Hob671/
Tdowe671/
Dhoph671/
Doowe671/
Dhoob671/
Dddow670/

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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 Dhow
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