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
The last name Dovu (Marathi: डोवू) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dovu.
How Common Is The Last Name Dovu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 536,164th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dovu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dovu is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Apart from Malawi Dovu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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