Dovu Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Dovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Dovu (25) may also be a first name.
Dovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dovu (Marathi: डोवू) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 536,164th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The last name Dovu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dovu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
Dovu is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dovou | 89 | 31 | / |
| Dovut | 89 | 31 | / |
| Dovud | 89 | 18 | / |
| Dhovu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dovui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Doveu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dovau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Douvou | 80 | 53 | / |
| Dovhui | 80 | 24 | / |
| Dosvau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dovaux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhovou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dooveu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dovust | 80 | 0 | / |
| Devu | 75 | 4,275 | / |
| Davu | 75 | 2,246 | / |
| Dobu | 75 | 311 | / |
| Dowu | 75 | 107 | / |
| Dovhush | 73 | 9 | / |
| Dhoevou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dovhaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Douvoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dosvaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Douvgou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Davou | 67 | 22,239 | / |
| Dabou | 67 | 14,098 | / |
| Dowou | 67 | 1,824 | / |
| Davut | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Davud | 67 | 544 | / |
| Daveu | 67 | 541 | / |
| Devui | 67 | 447 | / |
| Davau | 67 | 298 | / |
| Dobui | 67 | 289 | / |
| Dobou | 67 | 221 | / |
| Dobut | 67 | 218 | / |
| Davus | 67 | 197 | / |
| Dhavu | 67 | 129 | / |
| Daavu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Davui | 67 | 108 | / |
| Dompu | 67 | 89 | / |
| Devau | 67 | 61 | / |
| Dobuç | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dawou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dobud | 67 | 35 | / |
| Deveu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dhobu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Duowu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dobau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dobus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dhevu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dobuš | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dahvu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Douwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deevu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dobuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dauvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dovoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tdowu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Davuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duobu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dobhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dobuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dovoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dowui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dobuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davuş | 67 | 0 | / |
Dovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dovu in the Marathi language | ||
| डोवू | dovu | - |
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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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- 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 Dovu
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