Dog Surname

106,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Dog Surname Definition:

Dog: The Talbot was a heraldic cognizance. The name Kenn is perhaps from Chien.

Dog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9541:392,56220,870
United States7201:503,41542,310
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Senegal1661:87,8271,003
Iran1491:515,31930,242
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Australia621:435,41534,362
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
China321:42,728,7992,300
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
France151:4,428,181244,602
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Macau41:150,408604
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Dog (485) may also be a first name.

Dog Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dog: The Talbot was a heraldic cognizance. The name Kenn is perhaps from Chien.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Dog Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dog (Hindi: डोग, Marathi: दोग) is found most in India. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dog? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,461st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,660,033 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Dog are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dog is also the 385,996th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 485 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 1,954 people, or 1 in 392,562. In India it is most common in: Jharkhand, where 96 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 106 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Chad, where 9 percent are found.

Dog Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dog surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

The amount Dog earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.36% less than the national average, earning R 37,164 per year and in United States they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $49,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doig868,317/
Doug861,834/
Duog86900/
Doeg86207/
Dogh86121/
Dogg86112/
Doog8693/
Dogs8687/
Dhog867/
Dogz864/
Ddog861/
Dohg861/
Docg861/
Dosg861/
Doëg861/
Dogp861/
Tdog861/
Doyg861/
Dogue751,963/
Dough751,454/
Doogs75175/
Doegg7537/
Doogh7531/
Doigg7517/
Doggs7513/
Dougs757/
Doggz755/
Doogg754/
Doigt753/
Duohg753/
Dgoug751/
Ddogh751/
Dohyg751/
Doshg751/
Dousg751/
Dogsh751/
Dhoog751/
Doegh751/
Dhogh751/
Dougg750/
Doggh750/
Dok6717,608/
Dag677,171/
Dox67804/
Doogue67401/
Dug67257/
Doc67190/
Doq67154/
Dougue67134/
Dogowa6713/
Docgue673/
Dokgue673/
Dhoogh671/
D'Hoog671/

Dog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dog in the Hindi language
डोगdoga50
डॉगdoga50
Dog in the Marathi language
दोगdoga40
डॉगdoga40
डोगdoga20

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