Dwa Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Dwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Vietnam991:935,8191,829
Nepal461:619,1514,824
India311:24,744,045333,161
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Dwa (300) may also be a first name.

Dwa Last Name Facts

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

Dwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻯ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,597th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Dwa are found; 32 percent are found in North Africa and 32 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Dwa is also the 508,767th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 300 people.

The last name Dwa is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Excluding Egypt Dwa occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Vietnam, where 15 percent live.

Dwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwah86317/
Dwaa86121/
Dway86107/
Dwaj8647/
D'Wa8618/
Dwai868/
Tdwa862/
Dwwa862/
Dwea862/
Dhwa862/
Dwaz861/
Dwha861/
Dtwa861/
Dwaia75313/
Dhwaj75113/
Dwaah7524/
Dwass7512/
Dwhaj7511/
Dwahy757/
Dwaaj753/
Dhwad752/
Dwaha752/
Dhwaz751/
Dwach751/
Dwais751/
Dwaph751/
Dwaai751/
Dhwah751/
Dwast750/
Dua6743,784/
Dwi6718,545/
Twa67611/
Dwe67170/
Dba67134/
Dwy67123/
Dva6736/
Dwo6726/
Dwj6712/
D'Waih678/
Dwaich673/
D'Wash671/
Dwaaha671/
Dhwash671/
Ddwaya671/
Ddwach671/
Dwaast671/
Dwault670/

Dwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭﻯadwy33.33
ﺍﺩﻭadw33.33
ﺃﺩﻭadw33.33

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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
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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 Dwa
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