Diwa Surname

55,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Diwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,7071:17,7392,075
DR Congo8351:88,47910,091
Nigeria5751:308,07417,128
Indonesia3531:374,64432,082
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Cameroon1921:108,17212,669
Papua New Guinea1911:42,6905,212
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Zimbabwe1221:126,54316,872
Niger361:533,11213,750
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Diwa (2,464) may also be a first name.

Diwa Last Name Facts

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

Diwa (Hindi: दिवा, Oriya: ଦିୱା) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diwa? popularity and diffusion

Diwa is the 55,663rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 798,985 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Diwa are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Diwa is also the 148,981st most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 2,464 people.

Diwa is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 5,707 people, or 1 in 17,739. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 59 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Calabarzon, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Diwa occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Diwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diwa surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Diwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 444.18% more than the national average, earning R 1,293,180 per year; in United States they earn 39.08% more than the national average, earning $60,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $57,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diwai89379/
Daiwa89145/
Diwah89139/
Deiwa8993/
Dihwa8977/
Diway8972/
Diewa8957/
Doiwa8945/
Dhiwa8921/
Diwaj8912/
Ddiwa899/
Diwaz892/
Diwau892/
Diwaa891/
Diwea891/
Diwha891/
Diwua891/
Diswah8083/
Dhihwa8034/
Diwaia8029/
Daiway8019/
Dihwai8010/
Diswaz8010/
Diswat8010/
Diwoha806/
Disway804/
Diwach802/
Dieway802/
Daiwai802/
Deiwaa802/
Deiwas801/
Diwais801/
Diwaid801/
Diwayh801/
Deiwai801/
Dhiwai801/
Dhiwat801/
Dieywa801/
Diba7545,391/
Dewa7518,671/
Diva7510,866/
Duwa756,386/
Diwi751,643/
Diwo75949/
Diwe75495/
Diwy7517/
Djwa7516/
Diwj754/
Dishwah7331/
Diswaah7318/
Diswaha7313/
Diswath7313/
Diswaai7312/
Dhiswad734/
Diwasth734/
Diwuoha733/
Diwaaya732/
Dishwai731/
Diswash731/
Deiwait731/
Daiwaya731/
Dahaiwa731/
Deggiwa731/
Deuwa677,247/
Divas673,790/
Dieva671,468/
Daiwi671,453/
Dhewa67953/
Divay67950/
Dibaj67941/
Daiba67894/
Dewah67662/
Dhiba67548/
Duway67517/
Duwai67492/
Dibay67460/
Dewua67429/
Dibai67382/
Daiva67371/
Dehwa67301/
Divad67278/
Duwah67260/
Daiwo67209/
Ddiba67205/
Deiva67202/
Dijwe67193/
Dhuwa67164/
Duhwa67161/
Doywa67137/
Dojwa67104/
Disua67102/
Dibha6775/
Divaa6771/
Divai6769/
Dewai6767/
Deway6763/
Duiba6759/
Dhiva6753/
Diwou6741/
Divah6738/
Deawa6736/
Tduwa6734/
Diwuy6733/
Divat6731/
Dajwa6728/
Duwau6725/
Diewo6725/
Daiwe6723/
Diewe6722/
Dibaa6719/
Deiba6718/
Disva6717/
Divaj6716/
Dibau6716/
Diwei6716/
Duuwa6714/
Dewaj6714/
Dewaa6713/
Diova6712/
Diweh6712/
Divaz6711/
Duewa6710/
Dhiwo6710/
Ditva6710/
Divea679/
Daywa679/
Deewa679/
Diewi678/
Dibea678/
Dewea677/
Doiba676/
Dihua676/
Diwee675/
Diwod675/
Duwwa674/
Tdewa674/
Diwoi674/
Duiva673/
Dewau673/
Dibağ673/
Dgewa672/
Dhiwe672/
Divap672/
Deywa672/
Diwie672/
Divać672/
Gyiwa672/
Deiwi672/
Divha671/
Diwii671/
Dewha671/
Dyway671/
Duwha671/
Dihba671/
Deiwo671/
Dewga671/
Diwiz671/
Doiva671/
Divač671/
Diwio671/
Diwoh671/
Deiwe671/
Ddewa671/
Dewaz671/
D'Uwa671/
Dewwa671/
Diwop671/
Duwaa671/
Duiwe671/
Diwed671/
Deiwy671/

Diwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diwa in the Hindi language
दिवाdiva-
Diwa in the Oriya language
ଦିୱାdiwa58.97
ଡିୱାdiwa35.9
ଦୀୱାdiwa5.13

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