Dhobe Surname
Approximately 3,004 people bear this surname
Dhobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,972 | 1:258,097 | 14,885 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dhobe (82) may also be a first name.
Dhobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhobe (Hindi: धोबे, Marathi: धोबे) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhobe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 147,394th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,425,947 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhobe are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhobe is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 82 people.
The surname Dhobe is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,972 people, or 1 in 258,097. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhobe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhobe in the Hindi language | ||
| धोबे | dhobe | - |
| Dhobe in the Marathi language | ||
| धोबे | dhobe | 64.24 |
| ढोबे | dhobe | 34.53 |
| धोबेे | dhobee | 0.18 |
| धोबीे | dhobie | 0.13 |
| ढोणे | dhone | 0.04 |
| ढेबे | dhebe | 0.04 |
| धाबे | dhabe | 0.04 |
| ढोब | dhoba | 0.04 |
| दोबे | dobe | 0.02 |
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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 Dhobe
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