Dovy Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dovy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin111:939,60046,216
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Dovy (189) may also be a first name.

Dovy Last Name Facts

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

Dovy occurs most in Benin. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dovy are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dovy is also the 661,310th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 189 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin Dovy is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 64 percent live, Littoral Department, where 27 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Gabon, where 6 percent live.

Dovy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dovy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dovy Last Name Statistics demography

Dovy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dovey893,672/
Dovhy8938/
Dovay898/
Dovyd897/
Dovoy891/
Douvy891/
Doovy890/
Dovhyi803,412/
Doovey8062/
Dovgay8019/
Dovhey8010/
Douvey808/
Dovahy802/
Dhoviy802/
Dovgey801/
Doovay801/
Doveyd801/
Dovhay801/
Dove7541,188/
Davy7525,319/
Dovi7512,394/
Doby753,843/
Dowy75174/
Dové75100/
Dovgaya73377/
Dovhych73211/
Dovhysh7323/
Douvgay731/
Davey6761,511/
Dhovi6738,361/
Dover6717,630/
Dobey671,808/
Davyd671,654/
Doove671,453/
Dovis671,274/
Dowey671,130/
Douvi671,065/
Dobay67707/
Dovie67545/
Douva67469/
Dovha67458/
Davys67447/
Davyt67413/
Daviy67370/
Davay67367/
Douby67317/
Dowhy67296/
Doves67243/
Dompy67243/
Davyi67193/
Doywa67137/
Douve67121/
Doway67109/
Davoy67106/
Dovez6790/
Doová6788/
Dovio6772/
Doboy6768/
Dovai6766/
Dovet6745/
Doovi6741/
D'Avy6736/
Dovee6730/
Daboy6729/
Dhove6726/
Dovid6725/
Dosby6724/
Dhavy6722/
Douvé6721/
Dohve6720/
Dhoby6719/
Dobyo6715/
Dovih6714/
Dovoi6714/
Dowoy6712/
Dawoy6712/
Dovaa679/
Dooby678/
Dovhi678/
Dobys677/
Dohby676/
Dobhy675/
Doova674/
Davuy674/
Dovea672/
Dovit672/
Dovui672/
Doivi672/
Doveh672/
Dovgi671/
Doiby671/
Dojva671/
Dasvy671/
Dosve671/
Dovei671/
Dovoj671/
Doyui671/
Doywe671/
Duovi671/
Dovii671/
Dobyš671/
Dohvi671/
Doiva671/
Davyo671/
Doved671/
Doveu671/
Hdove671/
Dowyd670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dovy
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