Dodovu Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dodovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dodovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dodovu (11) may also be a first name.

Dodovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dodovu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dodovu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodovu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,003,904th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dodovu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dodovu is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 214,141. In South Africa Dodovu is most prevalent in: North West, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 7 percent live and Western Cape, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dodovu occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Dodovu Last Name Statistics demography

Dodovu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning R 146,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doodoowu711/
Doudoubou6784/
Dadavu6713/
Dedevu6711/
Dedavu671/
Dadobou6245/
Dhadavu621/
Dhadhavu571/
Dotdoboe571/
Dadashvui531/
Dadewu5022/
Dadawu5011/
Dadabu505/
Dadobu501/
Dedewu501/

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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 Dodovu
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