Dogan Surname

25,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Dogan Surname Definition:

Contracted from O’Dubhagain (‘Dubhagan’s Descendant'). Dubhagan is a derivative of dubh, 'black'.

This name is scarcely found now in the Isle of Man, though it is a common name in Ireland.

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Dogan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5321:12,3251,595
France2,6301:25,2563,013
United States2,0991:172,68217,408
England1,1381:48,9616,104
Austria1,1351:7,503947
Netherlands1,1161:15,1322,273
Belgium7151:16,0792,462
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Denmark5101:11,0681,056
Sweden4601:21,4061,774
Australia4231:63,8207,653
Croatia4171:10,1411,829
Tanzania4061:130,39812,205
Switzerland3991:20,5843,307
Thailand2671:264,56345,203
Bosnia and Herzegovina2341:15,1132,860
Russia2071:696,24759,275
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Turkmenistan1761:31,188595
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Romania1521:132,09114,378
Bulgaria1051:66,4664,314
Japan921:1,389,61223,539
Kazakhstan761:232,66420,860
Finland731:75,2978,270
Norway701:73,46110,305
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Iraq371:946,53112,381
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Trinidad and Tobago341:40,1173,784
Benin281:369,12927,947
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
India171:45,121,493474,784
Wales171:182,03112,022
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
China101:136,732,1577,199
Oman101:368,7975,193
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Estonia81:165,22626,217
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

The alternate forms: Dögan (6) are calculated separately.

Dogan (3,279) may also be a first name.

Dogan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from O’Dubhagain (‘Dubhagan’s Descendant'). Dubhagan is a derivative of dubh, 'black'.

This name is scarcely found now in the Isle of Man, though it is a common name in Ireland.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

In Turkish, doğan refers 'falcon', 'hawk', 'tercel' and 'rising'. In Turkey nearly everyone knows a person whose surname is Doğan. It is very common

- ovubal

Dogan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dogan (Arabic: دوغان, Hindi: दोगन, Oriya: େଦାଗାନ, Russian: Доган) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Dögan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogan? popularity and diffusion

Dogan is the 25,250th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 341,081 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Dogan are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 124,989th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 3,279 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 6,532 people, or 1 in 12,325. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 105 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Dogan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dogan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dogan surname increased 593 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 18,967 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dogan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dogan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Dogan last name are 13.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dogan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning 227,147 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 126.87% more than the national average, earning R 539,136 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.03% less than the national average, earning $42,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dögan936/
Dougan9118,911/
Doogan912,355/
Dongan91141/
Doggan9163/
Dogang9147/
Doghan9145/
Doigan9137/
Dogane9127/
Doygan9121/
Docgan9114/
Duogan918/
Doegan917/
Dogain912/
Dhogan911/
Dogant910/
Doughan833,260/
Dougane83376/
Doongan83279/
Dooghan8351/
Duongan8329/
Doungan8327/
Douggan8324/
Donghan8314/
Dougang8312/
Donggan8312/
Dohghan833/
Dhoghan833/
D'Hogan832/
Dougann831/
Dhogand831/
Doganne831/
Dhogane831/
Dougand831/
Dougain831/
Dongain831/
Dogagne831/
Dogaint831/
Dougant831/
Dooggan830/
Donngan830/
Dugan8036,081/
Dagan8010,185/
Degan808,561/
Dogon80614/
Dogam80151/
Doganova77188/
Dogasing7710/
Doughane776/
Doganová773/
Dhoganne772/
Douganne771/
Duggan7347,306/
Dagane7311,158/
Deegan7311,035/
Dungan737,683/
Dagang733,870/
Dongon733,677/
Dangan733,374/
Dugane732,833/
Dugang732,076/
Dagand731,021/
Dugain73956/
Daugan73675/
Dugand73632/
Dehgan73563/
Dhugan73545/
Duigan73512/
Dughan73434/
Daghan73354/
Dogoun73183/
Degain73180/
Dagant73159/
Dougon73155/
Duygan73120/
Daagan7385/
Dhagan7381/
Dogong7380/
Dagain7378/
Deugan7371/
Dañgan7370/
Duogon7368/
Deghan7360/
Deggan7352/
Duñgan7341/
Dagaan7337/
Daggan7335/
Degann7327/
Dagaun7324/
Dasgan7314/
Daegan739/
Dougam737/
Doñgon737/
Dugann736/
Dogone736/
Doghon736/
Doggon735/
Dogham734/
Doogam733/
Dahgan732/
Doggam731/
Hdugan731/
Doegon731/
Dhegan731/
Dhogam731/
Degaun731/
Decgan731/
Duugan731/
Dosgam731/
Tdugan731/
Degayn731/
Daqgan731/
Dagann731/
Dagatn731/
Dusgan731/
Deqgan731/
Dugaan731/
Dogaim731/
Dogonn731/
Dugant730/
Doungcgan711/
Dehghan67129,295/
Dhungan6736,972/
Donggon671,272/
Dhagane67860/
Dagaang67666/
Dougone67583/
Dhangan67403/
Dougham67323/
Dhugann67296/
Dugacin67273/
Dughang67216/
Danggan67201/
Doghaim67166/
Dunggan67120/
Dagasen67108/
Duganne67105/
Dhaganh6777/
Dangain6765/
Dahagan6764/
Daughan6741/
Duggane6736/
Deeghan6734/
Dhagand6729/
Daungan6728/
Dughane6720/
Daggang6716/
Deugang6715/
Duggang6712/
Dhugamn6710/
Duighan676/
Dhugane675/
Dhagant675/
Doosgam675/
Doggone674/
Daghane674/
Dughean674/
Dashgan674/
Doungon673/
Duggaan673/
Dhagann673/
Ddagane673/
Donngon673/
Duggand672/
Dunngan672/
Deugane672/
Daghang672/
Daugane672/
Dagasin672/
Duongon672/
Deeggan671/
Dhugand671/
Dhuhgan671/
Dhaggan671/
Danganh671/
Daganne671/
Dagaten671/
Dunghan671/
Dugaane671/
Duggann671/
Dughant671/
Dukgain671/
Dungaan671/
Dogosin671/
Deungan671/
Donghon671/
Daugain671/
Dehgahn671/
Dehgain671/
Deghain671/
Dagaaan671/
Daghand671/
Daghanh671/
Daghgan671/
Danngan671/
Dacgang671/
Daagang671/
Daangan671/
Dhogoun671/
Dhuggan671/
Dougoun671/
Doshgon671/
Dugahan671/
Dugaing671/
Dugogne671/
Doogham671/
Dugasen671/
Deeganh671/
Dangaun671/
Duiggan670/
Dungain670/
Duggain670/
Duingan670/
Dugghan670/
Dughgan670/

Dogan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dogan in the Oriya language
େଦାଗାନedagana-
Dogan in the Hindi language
दोगनdogana50
दोगनाdogana25
डोगनाdogana12.5
दोगानdogana12.5
Dogan in the Russian language
Доганdogan-
Dogan in the Arabic language
دوغانdwghan-

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