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
Dhuvai (Hindi: धुवै, Marathi: धुवै) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhuvai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,612,213th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 used first name globally, held by 234 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 57 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 37 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Dhuvai occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live.
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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