Doeseb Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Doeseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doeseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4341:5,5521,062
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

The alternate forms: Doëseb (1) are calculated separately.

Doeseb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doeseb occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Doëseb. For other potential spellings of Doeseb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doeseb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. Doeseb is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Doeseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 5,552. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Khomas Region, where 36 percent are found, Omaheke Region, where 35 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Doeseb Last Name Statistics demography

Doeseb earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning R 298,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doëseb941/
Doesebs922/
Doiseb836/
Desep7336/
Dosib7329/
Dosep7311/
Desib734/
Deceb733/
Desab731/
Dosab731/
Dasheb67169/
Dosibh6746/
Desaib6712/
Dosabh677/
Doseph674/
Dasoeb673/
Dazeeb672/
Dozheb671/
Deshab671/
Deesab671/
Dosaab671/
Dossab671/
Dasseb671/
Deshep671/
Deseph671/
Deseip671/
Dessep670/

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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 Doeseb
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