Dobogo Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dobogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Dobogo Last Name Facts

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

Dobogo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobogo? popularity and diffusion

Dobogo is the 837,371st most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dobogo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 162,398. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 78 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobongo922/
Doubogo922/
Doubongo866/
Doubogou861/
Dobongou861/
Dabogo8391/
Debogo8327/
Doboga8320/
Dowogo832/
Dobago831/
Doubougou803/
Dohbogoud801/
Dabongo7755/
Dobonga778/
Douvogo774/
Douwogo774/
Dowongo772/
Dabogou771/
Dabongou711,802/
Dabougou7176/
Doubouga712/
Douvougo711/
Debego67630/
Dabugo6739/
Daboungou6731/
Davogo6715/
Dubago6713/
Daboga679/
Doubangou673/
Deboga673/
Dabago672/
Dowoga671/
Dubugo671/
Dabonngou671/
Dovago671/

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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 Dobogo
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