Dobiwa Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dobiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe791:195,42122,838
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dobiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dobiwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobiwa? popularity and diffusion

Dobiwa is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dobiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dobiwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 195,421. In Zimbabwe Dobiwa is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhobiwa9217/
Doboiwa921/
Doubaiwa8626/
Dhobhiwa8621/
Dubiwa8317/
Dobiba833/
Debiwa831/
Debaiwa77159/
Dobaiva7711/
Dabaiwa778/
Dhubiwa771/
Doubiewe711/
Dasbiswas67551/
Duviwa6718/
Dubiva673/
Dabiba673/
Dabewa672/
Dhobibhay671/
Dobibi671/
Dhobhiswo671/
Dobeva671/

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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 Dobiwa
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