Dassu Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dassu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dassu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
India941:8,160,270170,569
England911:612,28636,401
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Dassù (2) are calculated separately.

Dassu (3,634) may also be a first name.

Dassu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dassu (Hindi: दस्सू, Marathi: दासू) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dassù. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dassu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,093rd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Dassu are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dassu is also the 117,200th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 3,634 people.

The surname Dassu is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dassù932/
Dassou911,853/
Dassau91363/
Dassuj91108/
Dassut9120/
Dassui9119/
Dasseu914/
Dassuz912/
Dassuy911/
Dasu8911,544/
Dassaud83495/
Daissou83128/
Dasseux8363/
Dhassou8336/
Dassoux8314/
Daassou8313/
Dashshu839/
Dassaut837/
Daissau834/
Daïssou833/
Dasseus831/
Dassouz831/
Dasssou831/
Dassuzz831/
Dessu803,700/
Dasud80406/
Datsu80295/
Dashu80213/
Dossu80165/
Dasut80147/
Daasu80114/
Dhasu8077/
Dasou8069/
Dasuj8061/
Dasau8049/
Dasuz8039/
Dasiu8030/
Dausu8028/
Daisu8024/
Dasup8017/
Dasus8014/
Dasui8010/
Dasuu808/
Dağsu806/
Deasu805/
Dasuy804/
Dadsu803/
Dahsu803/
Daesu802/
Daseu802/
Dasgu802/
Ddasu801/
Dassault7748/
Dahassou774/
Daussoud771/
Dassauht771/
Daissaut771/
Dossou7394,582/
Dessau73649/
Dosseu73222/
Daitsu73171/
Daisiu7389/
Dashut7377/
Dessuy7364/
Dossus7364/
Dassoo7357/
Dasous7339/
Daesau7339/
Desseu7322/
Dasuih7322/
Dossau738/
Dasguh737/
Dasush736/
Daishu736/
Dasudh735/
Dausau735/
Dhashu734/
Dasaud734/
Datsud734/
Datsut734/
Dhaasu733/
Dashau733/
Dassoe732/
Daisau732/
Dausus732/
Daudsu732/
Dhasud731/
Dhaisu731/
Dauseu731/
Dausuy731/
Dasaux731/
Daseus731/
Dashup731/
Dasout731/
Dossud731/
Dahasu731/
Doussu731/
Dashou731/
Dashuj731/
Dashus731/
Daseut731/
Dôssou731/
Dessuh731/
Deussu731/
Datsui731/
Daschu730/
Deasau730/
Dasust730/
Desu6716,541/
Dossous677,273/
Dosu674,389/
Dhossou673,811/
Doussou671,206/
Doussau67166/
Dazu6758/
Dadseux6720/
Deusseu6716/
Dousseu6710/
Dosssou679/
Deessuy678/
Deissou678/
Daxu676/
Dohssou675/
Dashush675/
Dashout672/
Dossout672/
Deussou672/
Doissou672/
Doossou672/
Daishou672/
Dachuss671/
Daschou671/
Dauseud671/
Dashchu671/
Daseuch671/
Dahsous671/
Dessouh671/
Dossseu671/
Dossouh671/
Dossaus671/
Dasault670/

Dassu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dassu in the Hindi language
दस्सूdas'su91.13
दस्सुdas'su8.47
दस्शुdas'su0.2
दससूdasasu0.2
Dassu in the Marathi language
दासूdasu66.67
दसुdasu33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dassu
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