Dhuva Surname
Approximately 598 people bear this surname
Dhuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 573 | 1:1,338,683 | 52,093 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Dhuva (708) may also be a first name.
Dhuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhuva (Hindi: धु्व, Marathi: धुवा) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhuva? popularity and diffusion
Dhuva is the 538,129th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. Dhuva occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhuva reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhuva is also the 310,437th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 708 people.
The last name Dhuva is most numerous in India, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 1,338,683. In India Dhuva is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 85 percent are found, Chhattisgarh, where 8 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhuva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhuva in the Marathi language | ||
| धुवा | dhuva | 95.24 |
| धुबा | dhuba | 2.38 |
| धुवकुमार | dhuvakumara | 2.38 |
| Dhuva in the Hindi language | ||
| धु्व | dhuva | 50 |
| धुवा | dhuva | 39.29 |
| धूवा | dhuva | 7.14 |
| धूव | dhuva | 1.79 |
| धु्वा | dhuva | 1.79 |
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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 Dhuva
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