Dobvu Surname
661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Dobvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Dobvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dobvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dobvu is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dobvu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 661,581st most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dobvu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Other than Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabvu | 80 | 696 | / |
| Dobbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dovbus | 73 | 21 | / |
| Dobbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dowbuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dobbus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dovbush | 67 | 2,046 | / |
| Dowbusz | 67 | 84 | / |
| Dowbush | 67 | 52 | / |
| Dovbeus | 67 | 17 | / |
| Doubbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dowbeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dovbuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dobbusch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Duvvu | 60 | 4,452 | / |
| Dabbu | 60 | 1,094 | / |
| Dubbu | 60 | 200 | / |
| Davvu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Duvwu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Davwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Dabbou | 55 | 510 | / |
| Dhabbu | 55 | 63 | / |
| Dhuvvu | 55 | 23 | / |
| Dhubbu | 55 | 7 | / |
| Dabbud | 55 | 5 | / |
| Dubbau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Davvou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dabbus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Duuvvu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Davvud | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dabbous | 50 | 2,950 | / |
| Dabbouz | 50 | 173 | / |
| Dabbouh | 50 | 170 | / |
| Dabbaut | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dabbusz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dabboud | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dobvu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis