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

The surname Dovas (Arabic: دوفاس, Russian: Довас) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 726,304th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname Dovas is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dovas are found; 47 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Dovas is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 59,569. In Greece Dovas is primarily found in: Thessaly, where 33 percent are found, Attica, where 31 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 31 percent are found. Apart from Greece it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Dovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dovas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dovas last name increased 14,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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% 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dovas
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