Do Surname

342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,545,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Do Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Do Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,461,5601:6311
United States31,6201:11,4631,427
Angola8,8741:3,041478
India7,3921:103,7706,809
Thailand4,9311:14,3251,014
Egypt4,5461:20,2232,337
Saudi Arabia3,8561:8,0021,117
Australia3,0351:8,8951,321
Canada2,7421:13,4371,983
France1,6271:40,8255,105
Ivory Coast1,5791:14,6111,161
Japan1,5541:82,2685,443
Pakistan1,1351:157,3954,204
Indonesia1,0691:123,71312,465
Brazil9441:226,7748,778
England6891:80,8688,974
Cambodia6441:24,0481,392
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Portugal4531:22,9981,555
Taiwan4481:52,332576
South Korea3651:140,384174
Germany3631:221,77824,859
Ukraine3441:132,33318,663
Sweden3101:31,7642,595
Singapore3081:17,882742
United Arab Emirates2891:31,7033,425
Malaysia2871:102,7677,007
Norway2871:17,9172,234
Philippines2651:382,03149,829
Netherlands2491:67,82011,570
Italy2321:263,60634,791
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Denmark2031:27,8062,876
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
China1611:8,492,681572
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Afghanistan1441:223,2863,999
Switzerland1411:58,2487,350
Belgium1331:86,44113,498
Czechia1301:81,79613,702
Iran1291:595,21333,206
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Honduras1041:84,7731,572
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Finland831:66,2257,481
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Spain501:935,04135,950
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iceland371:10,273982
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Benin271:382,80028,543
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Romania221:912,63052,244
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Austria191:448,18144,644
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
São Tomé and Príncipe131:13,648822
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Israel101:855,76354,181
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Mauritius71:184,7748,416
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Panama51:782,45211,059
Bhutan41:154,010967
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Albania31:971,35222,477
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Macau21:300,8151,009
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: (454), (26), (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

Do (296,650) may also be a first name.

Do Last Name Facts

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

The last name Do (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻭ, Hindi: डॉ, Marathi: डॉ, Oriya: ଡିଓ, Tibetan: རྡོ།) is more frequently found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: , , or . Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Do? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,716 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Do reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 3,539th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 296,650 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is held by 1,461,560 people, or 1 in 63. In Vietnam it is most frequent in: Red River Delta, where 35 percent are found, Southeast, where 15 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam this last name is found in 146 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Angola, where 1 percent are found.

Do Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Do has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 22,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Do Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (58%) in Russia, Muslim (85%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Do last name are 3.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Do earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning 283,111 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning 84,922,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
83454/
8326/
831/
831/
Dou80920,092/
Doi80140,806/
Doh8030,615/
Duo8014,375/
Doa8012,761/
Dot8012,155/
Doo8010,001/
Dos809,297/
Dod805,865/
Dho805,215/
Doy803,399/
Dop802,332/
Doz801,020/
Doß80581/
Doj80169/
Doğ80141/
Ddo8075/
Doï8032/
Tdo8014/
Dgo8012/
Hdo809/
Doč804/
Doç804/
Doś802/
Doş801/
Doë801/
Doț801/
Dost67131,982/
Dodd6781,619/
Duop6740,803/
Doss6738,070/
Duot6737,905/
Doğu6711,812/
Dosh678,395/
Doud675,914/
Dous674,053/
Douh673,651/
Dopp673,149/
Doux672,944/
Dout672,466/
Dott672,338/
Dods671,887/
Dodt671,712/
Dood671,585/
Doos671,068/
Doot67711/
Doup67679/
Dopf67600/
Dhot67556/
Dhou67446/
Dots67402/
Doch67397/
Dohu67388/
Doop67363/
Dohy67326/
Douz67325/
Doit67260/
Dois67245/
Dodh67220/
Duoe67192/
Dodz67184/
Duos67178/
Doiz67172/
Dojs67154/
Dhos67149/
Dhop67139/
Dhoa6792/
Dhoy6778/
Dohh6772/
Dhod6754/
Dooa6752/
Dhoo6748/
Doyd6745/
Dhoi6744/
Dhoj6732/
Dooj6732/
Doip6729/
Dooe6728/
Doph6727/
Dooz6725/
Duoa6720/
Duod6717/
do S6711/
Doys6710/
Dhuo679/
Doid678/
Dooy678/
Doih678/
Ddos677/
Ddou676/
Dosd676/
Ddgo675/
Dgoi675/
Doșa675/
Doța674/
Dohd673/
Tdod673/
Do'a673/
Dgou673/
Duoj673/
Tddo672/
Dozz672/
Doij672/
Doiy672/
Duoy672/
Doyt672/
Dozt672/
Tdos672/
Ddho672/
Ddod672/
Hdoh672/
Tdou672/
Ddoo672/
Doyz672/
Hdou672/
Dddo672/
Dtdo672/
Hdoo671/
D'Op671/
Dođa671/
Thdo671/
Dotd671/
d'Os671/
Tdho671/
Do'e671/
Dodë671/
Doiï671/
Dojś671/
D'Do671/
D'Ho671/
D'Oh671/
Dìos671/
Dhdo671/
Dhoh671/
Tdoy671/
Dojj671/
Ttdo671/
Tdoa671/
Tdoj671/
Duoz671/
Dgoy671/
D'Go671/
Dohp671/
Dohj671/
Ddoh671/
Ddoy671/
Htdo671/
Hhdo671/
Hduo671/
Hddo671/
Hdgo671/
Hdoa671/
Doyh670/

Do Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Do in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺩﻭadw-
Do in the Tibetan language
རྡོ།do-
Do in the Oriya language
ଡିଓdi'o-
Do in the Marathi language
डॉdo93.77
डोdo5.69
दॊdo0.36
दोdo0.18
Do in the Hindi language
डॉdo69.81
डोdo12.82
दोdo7.47
डाda7.47
दॉdo0.97

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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 Do
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