Dovale Surname
Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname
Dovale Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Provence of Galicia in Spain. It could be of Jewish origin, emanating from the Jewish regions of Spain and Portugal, when much of the Jewish population was sent into exile by the Romans in 70 CE. Many of them also voluntary converted to Catholicism, for fear of banishment by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492.
Read More About This SurnameDovale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 369 | 1:982,274 | 72,839 |
| Colombia | 254 | 1:188,087 | 4,809 |
| Spain | 246 | 1:190,049 | 13,226 |
| Venezuela | 100 | 1:302,041 | 6,944 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Dovale Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Provence of Galicia in Spain. It could be of Jewish origin, emanating from the Jewish regions of Spain and Portugal, when much of the Jewish population was sent into exile by the Romans in 70 CE. Many of them also voluntary converted to Catholicism, for fear of banishment by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. My father always said the name meant 'of the valley' in Galician, as that is the Provence of Spain where my family has recently hailed from.
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Average Dovale Salary in
United States
$42,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dovale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dovale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dovale (Marathi: डोवले) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dovale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dovale is the 279,970th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. Dovale occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Dovale reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Caribbean South America.
Dovale is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 982,274. In The United States Dovale is primarily found in: Florida, where 24 percent are found, Rhode Island, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 18 percent are found.
Dovale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dovale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dovale surname grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dovale Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dovale last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dovale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.22% more than the national average, earning R 416,388 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $22,358,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dovale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dovale in the Marathi language | ||
| डोवले | dovale | 53.85 |
| डोवाळे | dovale | 23.08 |
| डोवळे | dovale | 7.69 |
| दोवळे | dovale | 3.85 |
| दोवले | dovale | 3.85 |
| ढोवले | dhovale | 3.85 |
| वले | vale | 3.85 |
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