Dhuvai Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Dhuvai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
Dhuvai (234) may also be a first name.
Dhuvai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhuvai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhuvai (Hindi: धुवै, Marathi: धुवै) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dhuvai.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhuvai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,612,213th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Dhuvai are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 234 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Zimbabwe Dhuvai is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 57 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 37 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Dhuvai exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhuvai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhuvai in the Marathi language | ||
| धुवै | dhuvai | 87.5 |
| धूवै | dhuvai | 8.33 |
| धुवैाबाई | dhuvaiaba'i | 4.17 |
| Dhuvai in the Hindi language | ||
| धुवै | dhuvai | 50 |
| धुवई | dhuva'i | 50 |
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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 Dhuvai
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