Dodo Forename

7,990th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 130,491 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Dodo Forename Definition:

An English contraction and transformation of Dorothea: cf. Doll. The novel with which, at the age of 26, E. f. Benson made his name, in the early’nineties, was entitled Dodo.

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Dodo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt
 
89%
47,0641:1,953296
Indonesia
63%
 
18,8991:13,6501,931
DR Congo
59%
 
17,0031:4,342567
Pakistan
100%
15,9831:12,1601,237
Nigeria
85%
 
5,3401:33,2522,824
Saudi Arabia-4,7211:6,5271,011
Georgia
100%
4,0631:920201
Niger
86%
 
3,2001:5,995696
Togo-2,9671:2,440399
Ivory Coast
87%
 
2,8601:8,069895
Cameroon
73%
 
8631:25,0412,062
South Africa
73%
 
8201:66,5036,246
Morocco-7921:43,3691,922
Benin
100%
6331:16,7071,900
Israel
60%
 
6191:13,5751,518
Abkhazia
100%
4211:578156
India
75%
 
3921:3,099,178139,563
Papua New Guinea
 
64%
3821:21,3412,135
Algeria-3681:103,7412,432
Philippines
98%
 
3531:300,31011,754
Mali
50%
 
2211:76,8223,384
Kuwait-2181:17,3641,932
Bhutan
98%
 
1481:5,574416
United States
75%
 
1401:2,589,55039,743
Botswana
80%
 
1321:16,5492,115
Germany
65%
 
1221:792,4426,876
Zimbabwe
71%
 
1161:132,9648,973
Burkina Faso
 
80%
1051:175,0438,164
Congo
 
63%
1021:49,1103,726
France
100%
981:678,2696,361
Russia
73%
 
901:1,602,59711,660
China-821:16,659,21760,133
Brazil
100%
691:3,104,87256,845
Uganda
67%
 
571:718,54214,297
United Arab Emirates-521:137,5389,445
Angola-491:550,3391,990
England
 
68%
481:1,158,39418,168
Netherlands
66%
 
451:375,60210,619
Canada-441:753,03116,915
Italy
84%
 
421:1,453,85911,279
Turkey
71%
 
421:1,852,42213,672
Taiwan
100%
351:679,13432,372
Greece
100%
331:331,3505,347
Hong Kong-331:234,9313,399
South Ossetia
 
92%
311:1,727311
Switzerland
64%
 
261:315,9046,089
Lebanon-251:225,1034,527
Iraq-241:1,459,07710,051
Senegal
53%
 
231:633,9727,404
Liberia
64%
 
221:200,5487,110
Kyrgyzstan
100%
211:284,44211,652
Tanzania
 
91%
211:2,513,72922,624
Madagascar-161:1,476,8382,504
Denmark-151:376,6336,579
Haiti-151:715,13013,163
Qatar-151:157,97416,771
Belgium
100%
141:820,71710,753
Sweden
 
60%
141:704,13615,982
Thailand
59%
 
141:5,004,70192,981
Malaysia
100%
131:2,342,30365,302
Australia-121:1,138,13512,831
Slovakia-121:442,5052,107
Ukraine
 
82%
111:4,136,3557,862
Guinea-101:1,185,8653,458
Paraguay
100%
101:723,6805,820
Zambia-101:1,585,47918,518
Ghana
100%
91:2,998,4685,965
Kazakhstan
100%
91:1,971,87215,474
Libya-91:691,2571,282
Poland
65%
 
91:4,225,2354,388
Romania-91:2,227,99723,879
Syria-91:2,145,1194,120
Tajikistan
100%
91:930,5473,856
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Singapore-81:785,88213,409
Hungary
63%
 
71:1,398,8243,444
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Jordan-71:1,260,9686,027
Solomon Islands-71:82,9944,768
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Azerbaijan
100%
51:1,928,58920,785
Cambodia
100%
51:3,254,66631,163
North Macedonia
100%
51:418,1518,727
Oman-51:821,7336,168
Belarus-41:2,370,5969,928
Ethiopia
50%
 
41:24,390,03319,296
Gabon
100%
41:470,8342,822
Macau-41:152,052991
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Ireland-31:1,547,8407,573
Albania
100%
31:1,015,52326,928
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
Czechia
86%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Finland-21:2,741,59219,235
Mauritania
100%
21:2,047,62019,390
Nepal
100%
21:14,243,67686,069
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bulgaria
100%
11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-11:111,5807,062
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222

The alternate forms: Dodô (12), Dodó (9), Dodò (1), Dôdo (1) & Dôdô (1) are calculated separately.

Dodo (85,576) may also be a surname.

Dodo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An English contraction and transformation of Dorothea: cf. Doll. The novel with which, at the age of 26, E. f. Benson made his name, in the early’nineties, was entitled Dodo.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Do'-do. A descendant of Issachar. Judges x. 1.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: his beloved.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: Loving.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'Arabian black horse with a white spot on his head'.

- adham_amin

Dodo Forename Popularity

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ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dodô9212/
Dodó929/
Dodò921/
Dodou899,584/
Dodoo898,483/
Dodoh894,530/
Dodoy892,423/
Doodo891,040/
Dodot891,004/
Dodos89455/
Dodoi89315/
Doudo89304/
Dhodo89116/
Hdodo89106/
Dodod8991/
Doddo8972/
Dodho8938/
Dodoz8937/
Dodoa8935/
Doido8921/
Dotdo899/
Doedo899/
Duodo896/
Dohdo894/
Dodgo893/
Dosdo893/
Dodop891/
Doydo891/
Ddodo891/
Dodoj891/
Dôdo831/
Dôdô831/
Doudou80126,453/
Duoduo8053,154/
Dhodho801,025/
Doodoo80596/
Ddoddo80131/
Dodosh8080/
Dhodoy8026/
Dotdot8022/
Doydoy8021/
Doudgo8012/
Hdodoy8010/
Doidoi806/
Dosdos805/
Dohdoh805/
Douduo804/
Dodopp804/
Doodou803/
Dhodoi803/
Duodou802/
Dodo's802/
Wdoido802/
Dhoodo801/
Dhodoo801/
Dhodot801/
Dgodgo801/
Doddou801/
Doddoy801/
Dodoch801/
Dodoux801/
Doidos801/
Doodos801/
Douddo801/
Doudoo801/
Doudot801/
Doddoh801/
Doodoh801/
Dodooz801/
Doda7543,805/
Do-D751/
Doudoux73146/
Douddou7365/
Doudous7328/
Doodood7320/
Dhodhoi7319/
Dhodhoo7315/
Doudouh7312/
Doudoud7311/
Doddosh734/
Dooddoo733/
Douydou732/
Dhodhoy731/
Doodhoo731/
Doudout731/
Doutdou731/
Ddoudou731/
Hdoudou731/
Dootdou731/
Dodda6718,539/
Dhoda672,816/
Dodah672,215/
Dodaa671,153/
Dadoo671,075/
Douda67948/
Dodha67948/
Dooda67447/
Dedoo67424/
Duoda67344/
Doida6750/
Dodas6740/
Dadod6739/
Dodad6712/
Dudoo6710/
Dodat675/
Dodap675/
Dodga674/
Doyda674/
Doeda673/
Dodau672/
Hdoda672/
Dhoodhoo671/
Dhoudhou671/
Dgoda671/
Dodeu671/
Dohda671/
Dosda671/
Doudouch671/
Doudouss671/
Tdoda671/
Wdoad671/
Ddoda671/
Doaadoaa671/
Dyaodyao671/

Dodo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dodo in the Russian language
Додоdodo-

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