Diway Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Diway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Diway (61) may also be a first name.
Diway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diway (Hindi: दीवाया) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Diway live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Diway is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 61 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines Diway is mostly found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 62 percent reside, Ilocos, where 25 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines Diway exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diway in the Hindi language | ||
| दीवाया | divaya | - |
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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 Diway
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