Dovas Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Dovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1861:59,5699,993
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dovas (18) may also be a first name.

Dovas Last Name Facts

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

Dovas (Arabic: دوفاس, Russian: Довас) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dovas reside; 47 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 59,569. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Thessaly, where 33 percent live, Attica, where 31 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 31 percent live. Besides Greece this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Dovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dovas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dovas surname grew 14,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dovas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dovas surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Dovas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,608 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douvas91132/
Dovhas9157/
Dovgas9114/
Dovash919/
Doveas915/
Doovas914/
Dovais913/
Dovass911/
Dovajs911/
Dova891,998/
Dovhash83114/
Douveas8331/
Dovgash8322/
Dosvais8313/
Dhovase834/
Dovgaus831/
Doyveas831/
Dovhaus831/
Davas801,148/
Douva80469/
Dovha80458/
Devas80376/
Dovat80311/
Dovga80208/
Dhova80126/
Dobas80113/
Dovai8066/
Dowas8023/
Dovaz8011/
Dovaa809/
Dovay808/
Doova804/
Dovos803/
Dosva802/
Dovea802/
Dojva801/
Dovac801/
Dgova801/
Doiva801/
Dovad801/
Dovau801/
Dovaľ801/
Dhavas733,698/
Dompas73537/
Doivad73536/
Dovhai73331/
Dobash73315/
Dowais73203/
Davase73178/
Dovođa73172/
Douvos73151/
Devais7399/
Deveas7397/
Devash7332/
Doubas7326/
Davaus7325/
Gydova7324/
Davais7322/
Dovgay7319/
Dobase7317/
Dovgai7316/
Doveau7316/
Dobeas7315/
Dauvas7314/
Devass7313/
Devaus7310/
Dobasz739/
Douvaa737/
Davash736/
Deevas735/
Dowgas734/
Devaas734/
Davaas734/
Deuvas734/
Douvea734/
Dovahy732/
Douvai732/
Dhouva731/
Dhovaa731/
Dhovai731/
Dhovat731/
Daveas731/
Doovay731/
Dovace731/
Dovois731/
Doveis731/
Doovaa731/
Dowase731/
Doovah731/
Davast731/
Daevas731/
Dovaux731/
Dobais731/
Dobass731/
Dovhay731/
Dosvau731/
Dowaus730/
Dava67102,687/
Doba6710,717/
Dowa672,563/
Dhavase672,550/
Dovo67806/
Davasse67371/
Douvgai67343/
Davashe67233/
Davahas67144/
Doumpas67125/
Dochvat6781/
Douveau6734/
Dovhach6730/
Dobaash6719/
Davatts6715/
Dovhosh6712/
Doveatt6710/
Davaish679/
Dovgous677/
Dobhase674/
Dauvais674/
Devasch674/
Dovhashova674/
Datvase672/
Dhobase672/
Davhash672/
Dhavaas671/
Dhuivas671/
Devahas671/
Dauvase671/
Ddhavas671/
Davaust671/
Dobasse671/
Doobash671/
Davausz671/
Douvgay671/
Dosvaux671/
Douvosh671/
Dohbash671/
Dovhazh671/
Dowease670/

Dovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dovas in the Russian language
Довасdovas-
Dovas in the Arabic language
دوفاسdwfas-

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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
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  • 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 Dovas
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