Dov Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Dov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4841:17,6812,632
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
India961:7,990,264168,289
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France101:6,642,272293,169
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Dov (11,383) may also be a first name.

Dov Last Name Facts

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

Dov (Arabic: دوف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻑ, Hindi: दोव, Marathi: ्डोव, Russian: Дов) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,124th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,583,294 people. The last name Dov is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Dov reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 56,149th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 11,383 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 17,681. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 29 percent are found, Northern District, where 20 percent are found and Haifa District, where 15 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Dov Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dov has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dov surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dov are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Dov earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning $57,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dova861,998/
Doev861,781/
Hdov8612/
Duov865/
Dovd865/
Dovs864/
Dhov864/
Dohv862/
Dovt862/
Douv862/
Dovì862/
Dovw862/
Dovf861/
Doov861/
Dotv861/
Dosv861/
Ddov861/
Dhova75126/
Gydov7529/
Dovås7511/
Dhoiv756/
Dovsh755/
Douvh751/
Dgova751/
Dev67311,174/
Dow6739,079/
Dob674,244/
Dav673,959/
Dop672,332/
Dabova67254/
Dafova67230/
Dof67150/
Dobová6796/
Dopova6726/
Dabová6718/
Dobova6710/
Davova673/
Dovova671/
Geedov671/
Ddovsh671/
Dapova671/
Dábová671/
Dáv671/

Dov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dov in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻑaldwf-
Dov in the Hindi language
दोवdova-
Dov in the Marathi language
्डोवdova60
डॉवdova40
Dov in the Russian language
Довdov-
Dov in the Arabic language
دوفdwf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dov
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