All over the world, Davies (Davies 
, デイヴィス 
, Дэвис 
, along with others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Davies is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Zambia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Zimbabwe. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia. More prevalently, Davies is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Davies | United Kingdom, Zambia, United States, Australia, Canada |
| デイヴィス | Japan |
| Дэвис | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Дейвис | Russia |
| דייוויס | Israel |
Davies is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Davies , the character in the play "The Caretaker"; Davis Bloome , the fictional character from Smallville; Davis MacLean , the Fictional character in Power Book II: Ghost and Davis Motomiya , the fictional character from Digimon Adventure 02.
| rowland davies Anglican dean of Cork, Ireland (b. 1649) |
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sneyd davies British writer (b. 1709) |
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| rees davies Independent minister (1694? -1767) (b. 1694) |
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morris davies Welsh poet, called Meurig Ebrill, GB (b. 1780) |
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griffith davies Welsh actuary (1788-1855), GB (b. 1788) |
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| rowland davies English composer and Roman Catholic priest (b. 1740) |
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morris davies Welsh author, hymnologist and musician, GB (b. 1796) |
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| lewis davies (1776-1828) (b. 1776) |
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| lewis davies Welsh army officer, GB (b. 1777) |
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| scrope davies English dandy and friend of Lord Byron (b. 1782) |
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| hamilton davies British Royal Navy officer, lieutenant in 1812 (1784-?) (b. 1784) |
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ellis william davies British politician (1871-1939), GB (b. 1871) |
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| ellis thomas davies Welsh Independent minister, GB (b. 1822) |
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hadgie booker davies professor of English (1874-1953) (b. 1874) |
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| ellis thomas davies (b. 1822) |
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