Dovai Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Dovai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dovai (28) may also be a first name.
Dovai Demographics
Average Dovai Salary in
United States
$29,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dovai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dovai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dovai (Hindi: डोवई) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dovai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Dovai are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Dovai is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 28 people.
The surname Dovai is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 58 percent are found, Western, where 26 percent are found and West New Britain, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and Angola, where 14 percent are found.
Dovai Last Name Statistics demography
Dovai earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dovai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dovai in the Hindi language | ||
| डोवई | dova'i | 50 |
| दोवई | dova'i | 50 |
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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 Dovai
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