Dobossou Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dobossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin511:202,65919,139
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
France101:6,642,272293,169
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Dobossou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobossou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobossou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Dobossou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dobossou live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Dobossou is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 202,659. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 53 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 37 percent are found and Zou Department, where 8 percent are found. Not including Benin Dobossou exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doubossou9412/
Dhobossou942/
Dobosso931/
Douboussou891/
Dabossou8845/
Dobassou883/
Dovossou882/
Dobosu8628/
Doboso861/
Doubassou82301/
Daboussou8249/
Dobgassou821/
Dabosso801/
Dobosiu801/
Doubasssou781/
Dabassou7510/
Doubasou752/
Dubassou751/
Douwassou7129/
Dobasu7110/
Daboso717/
Dovoso712/
Dowoso712/
Dobozo711/
Dubuissou711/
Dobosa711/
Dobaso711/
Dawoussou711/
Dabasso67851/
Dubosas67119/
Dobutsu6776/
Dabosio6727/
Dowosho677/
Doubozu677/
Dubasso674/
Dabossa672/
Dobasas671/
Dobosha671/
Dobosza671/
Dabussu671/

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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
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  • 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 Dobossou
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