Dova Surname

207,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Dova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8531:899,25639,063
Albania2431:11,9922,220
Indonesia1621:816,35361,944
Greece1371:80,87413,663
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Italy901:679,51959,064
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France201:3,321,136213,627
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dova (720) may also be a first name.

Dova Last Name Facts

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

Dova (Arabic: دوفا, Georgian: დოვა, Hindi: डोवा, Marathi: दोवा, Russian: Дова) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 207,239th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,647,420 people. The last name Dova is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Dova reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dova is also the 307,588th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 720 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 853 people, or 1 in 899,256. In India Dova is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Dova Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dova has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dova surname increased 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dova Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dova last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Dova earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning €38,441 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.27% less than the national average, earning R 111,060 per year and in United States they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning $57,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douva89469/
Dovha89458/
Dovas89400/
Dovat89311/
Dovga89208/
Dhova89126/
Dovai8966/
Dovaz8911/
Dovaa899/
Dovay898/
Doova894/
Dosva892/
Dovea892/
Dojva891/
Dgova891/
Doiva891/
Dovad891/
Dovau891/
Dovaľ891/
Dov86961/
Doivad80536/
Dovhai80331/
Dafova80230/
Dovođa80172/
Douvas80132/
Dovhas8057/
Gydova8024/
Dovgay8019/
Dovgai8016/
Doveau8016/
Dovash809/
Douvaa807/
Doveas805/
Doovas804/
Douvea804/
Davova803/
Dovais803/
Dovahy802/
Douvai802/
Dhouva801/
Dhovaa801/
Dhovai801/
Dhovat801/
Doovay801/
Dovova801/
Dovass801/
Doovaa801/
Doovah801/
Dovajs801/
Dovaux801/
Dovhay801/
Dosvau801/
Dava75102,687/
Doba7510,717/
Dowa752,563/
Tova751,445/
Dovo75806/
Hdov7512/
Dovd755/
Duov755/
Dovs754/
Dhov754/
Dovw752/
Dovì752/
Douv752/
Dovt752/
Dohv752/
Doov751/
Dotv751/
Dosv751/
Ddov751/
Dovf751/
Douvgai73343/
Dovhash73114/
Dochvat7381/
Douveau7334/
Douveas7331/
Dovhach7330/
Dosvais7313/
Doveatt7310/
Dovhova732/
Dosvowa731/
Douvgay731/
Dosvaux731/
Douvowa731/
Doyveas731/
Dovhaus731/
Davad6716,826/
Davaa6710,225/
Douba675,727/
Dobai673,873/
Dhava673,735/
Dovey673,672/
Dauva672,625/
Dhoba671,441/
Davas671,148/
Davea671,011/
Davga67949/
Davat67939/
Dobaj67878/
Douwa67870/
Davaz67813/
Davai67779/
Dobay67707/
Dowah67660/
Davah67599/
Duoba67468/
Davaş67456/
Dobea67398/
Dovoh67380/
Davay67367/
Davau67298/
Davap67283/
Davaj67278/
Doowa67276/
Dooba67184/
Dobha67162/
Dasva67141/
Doywa67137/
Doway67109/
Daava67109/
Dojwa67104/
Doová6788/
Dováľ6785/
Dowai6783/
Doiwa6745/
Dhowa6739/
Dovou6731/
Gydov6729/
Dobaa6720/
Douvo6718/
Dobau6715/
Dovoi6714/
Deuva6713/
Dowea6712/
Dovås6711/
Downa679/
Dahva679/
Ddava677/
Dhovo676/
Ddowa676/
Doiba676/
Dowua676/
Dhoiv676/
Dovsh675/
Davaç675/
Dowaa674/
Dohwa673/
Datva673/
Dovos673/
Davoa673/
Dovod672/
Davoyova672/
Dawahova672/
Dovoo672/
Dawoa671/
Dovei671/
Dovho671/
Dovoj671/
Dovoy671/
Dowha671/
Douvh671/
Doovo671/
Davaï671/
D'Ava671/
Dovaľová671/
Doveu671/
Dovot671/
Dtowa671/
Dowwa671/

Dova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dova in the Georgian language
დოვაdova-
Dova in the Hindi language
डोवाdova69.23
दोवाdova30.77
Dova in the Marathi language
दोवाdova54.55
डोवाdova45.45
Dova in the Russian language
Доваdova-
Dova in the Arabic language
دوفاdwfa-

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Footnotes

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