Al-Dost Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Al-Dost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Al-Dost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Dost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Dost occurs most in Afghanistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Dost? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Dost live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Baghlan, where 25 percent are found, Paktia, where 25 percent are found and Panjshir, where 25 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan Al-Dost occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Dous | 86 | 7 | / |
| Al-Doss | 86 | 4 | / |
| Al-Dust | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al-Dosh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al-Doosh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Dasht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al dos | 77 | 606 | / |
| Al-Doh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Al-das | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al Dous | 71 | 14 | / |
| Al Dosh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Al-Daas | 71 | 7 | / |
| Al-Douh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al-Dash | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Dahs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Doss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Doos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Dout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-da | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Dodds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Doush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Do | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Dosse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Dahas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Dahat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Doods | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Al-Dost
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