Djaw Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Djaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 66 | 1:62,043 | 4,323 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Djaw (65) may also be a first name.
Djaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Djaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Djaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Djaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Djaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Djaw is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Djaw live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Djaw is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 65 people.
The last name Djaw is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 62,043. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 45 percent reside, Guidimagha Region, where 18 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Djaw exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djawe | 89 | 477 | / |
| Djauw | 89 | 51 | / |
| Djiaw | 89 | 24 | / |
| D'Jaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jaw | 86 | 7,644 | / |
| Djaiwe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Djiawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djahaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djaawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diaw | 75 | 107,127 | / |
| Jawh | 75 | 1,162 | / |
| Jawe | 75 | 520 | / |
| Jauw | 75 | 393 | / |
| Djow | 75 | 53 | / |
| Tjaw | 75 | 35 | / |
| Djaf | 75 | 28 | / |
| Jeaw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jaww | 75 | 6 | / |
| Javw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jajw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dyaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jjaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dejhaew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Djahawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djawowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayow | 67 | 2,219 | / |
| Djowa | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Tjauw | 67 | 803 | / |
| Diawe | 67 | 331 | / |
| Djowe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Dijow | 67 | 118 | / |
| Dhyaw | 67 | 94 | / |
| Djova | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tjawe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Djouw | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dijab | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dehaw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shjaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djafe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dyawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djaif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jahwt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaihw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dioaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jajhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diawf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diojw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjaiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdjab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeab | 67 | 1 | / |
Djaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Djaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | 82.61 |
| ﺟﻮ | jw | 17.39 |
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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 Djaw
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