Dogg Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dogg Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Dog [Middle English dogge, Old English docga]

Dogg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
India271:28,409,829361,298
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dogg (49) may also be a first name.

Dogg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Dog [Middle English dogge, Old English docga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dogg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dogg (Russian: Догг) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dogg.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Dogg is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Dogg live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.

Dogg is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 92 percent live, Western Cape, where 6 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Dogg Last Name Statistics demography

Dogg earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.32% less than the national average, earning R 39,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doegg8937/
Doigg8917/
Doggs8913/
Doggz895/
Doogg894/
Doggh890/
Dougg890/
Dog864,390/
Doig758,317/
Dagg753,692/
Doug751,834/
Duog75900/
Doeg75207/
Dugg75131/
Dogh75121/
Doog7593/
Dogs7587/
Dhog757/
Dogz754/
Dgag753/
Dogp751/
Tdog751/
Dohg751/
Dosg751/
Doyg751/
Doëg751/
Dgug751/
Docg751/
Ddog751/
Dogue671,963/
Daggs671,516/
Dough671,454/
Doogs67175/
Doogh6731/
Duggs6721/
Dougs677/
Dhagg676/
Doigt673/
Dhugg673/
Duohg673/
Duggz672/
Dogsh671/
Dgoug671/
Dhoog671/
Dhogh671/
Daugg671/
Daggå671/
Dousg671/
Doshg671/
Dohyg671/
Ddogh671/
Dgahg671/
Doegh671/

Dogg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dogg in the Russian language
Доггdogg-

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Dogg Reference & Research

Dodge DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dodge FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Dogg
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