Djaw Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Djaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania661:62,0434,323
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djawe89477/
Djauw8951/
Djiaw8924/
D'Jaw891/
Jaw867,644/
Djaiwe8021/
Djiawe801/
Djahaw801/
Djaawe801/
Diaw75107,127/
Jawh751,162/
Jawe75520/
Jauw75393/
Djow7553/
Tjaw7535/
Djaf7528/
Jeaw758/
Jaww756/
Javw752/
Jajw751/
Jaiw751/
Dyaw751/
Jjaw751/
Jzaw751/
Dejhaew734/
Djahawe731/
Djawowa731/
Dayow672,219/
Djowa671,051/
Tjauw67803/
Diawe67331/
Djowe67150/
Dijow67118/
Dhyaw6794/
Djova6761/
Tjawe6728/
Djouw6722/
Dijab6717/
Dehaw6713/
Jaawe6713/
Shjaw677/
Djafe676/
Dyawe676/
Djaif674/
Jahwt673/
Djyab671/
Jaihw671/
Dihaw671/
Dioaw671/
Jajhw671/
Diawf671/
Jaiwt671/
Jawhe671/
Hjaaw671/
Diasw671/
Jawsh671/
Diojw671/
Tjaiw671/
Djaff671/
Hdjab671/
Jauwe671/
Djeab671/

Djaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Djaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭjaw82.61
ﺟﻮjw17.39

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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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