Divai Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Divai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 29 | 1:83,083 | 7,912 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Divai (188) may also be a first name.
Divai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Divai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Divai (Hindi: दिवाई, Marathi: िडवाइ) occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Divai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Divai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Divai is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Divai live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Divai is also the 663,277th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 188 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 83,083. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Zambezi Region, where 90 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 3 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Divai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Divai in the Hindi language | ||
| दिवाई | diva'i | 89.29 |
| डिवई | diva'i | 3.57 |
| दीवई | diva'i | 3.57 |
| दिवई | diva'i | 3.57 |
| Divai in the Marathi language | ||
| िडवाइ | idava'i | 40 |
| िदवाई | idava'i | 40 |
| िदवई | idava'i | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Divai
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