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 is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dobiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobiwa? popularity and diffusion

Dobiwa is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dobiwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 195,421. In Zimbabwe Dobiwa is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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