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 last name Diway (Hindi: दीवाया) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diway? popularity and diffusion
The surname Diway is the 2,237,939th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Diway are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 62 percent are found, Ilocos, where 25 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.
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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