Dogo Surname

8,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Dogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria34,2101:5,178678
Togo7,2451:1,00082
Chad5,9701:2,277409
Niger4,8831:3,930376
Ivory Coast4,5701:5,048459
Benin3,9631:2,608315
Cameroon1,3991:14,8462,017
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Kenya2121:217,83015,493
France1431:464,49566,161
Uganda1301:300,30220,842
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Burkina Faso1221:150,4273,837
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
India651:11,801,006214,148
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
England261:2,143,00282,017
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
Austria211:405,49741,758
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Israel161:534,85239,210
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Dogo (22,055) may also be a first name.

Dogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dogo (Marathi: दोगो, Russian: Дого) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dôgô. Click here for other possible spellings of Dogo.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,779th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,761 people. Dogo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dogo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dogo is also the 35,141st most numerous forename on earth, borne by 22,055 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34,210 people, or 1 in 5,178. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 24 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Nasarawa, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 11 percent live and Chad, where 9 percent live.

Dogo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dogo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dogo surname rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dogo surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya and Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dogo surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dogo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.13% less than the national average, earning R 106,620 per year and in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongo8943,883/
Dogot89768/
Dogoh89757/
Dogos89550/
Dogoy89467/
Dogho89280/
Dogou89264/
Dogoo89161/
Dougo8989/
Doogo8944/
Dhogo8937/
Doggo8932/
Doigo8922/
Dogop8913/
Dogoi8912/
Docgo898/
Duogo897/
Dogod896/
Doego896/
Dohgo896/
Dokgo893/
Dogoa893/
Dgogo892/
Dogoz892/
Dogoň891/
Doñgo891/
Dosgo891/
Dogoï891/
Dôgô831/
Dongho801,312/
Dogood80578/
Dougou80536/
Donggo80351/
Dongou80210/
Doghoz80203/
Doungo8072/
Dongoi8065/
Dhongo8061/
Dongoo8039/
Tdongo8034/
Doogoo8026/
Dougoi8023/
Dokgoz8018/
Ddongo8012/
Dougho8011/
Dong'o809/
Dhogho808/
Doggoy808/
Dongoy807/
Dhogoh807/
Doongo806/
Dohgoh804/
Doggoh804/
Dosgou804/
Doghos803/
Donngo803/
Doingo803/
Dogosz802/
Dgogoi801/
Dougoz801/
Dogoha801/
Doqgoz801/
Dhogod801/
Dougod801/
Dougoh801/
Dogouz801/
Doghoa801/
Duogos801/
Doiggo800/
Dago7533,173/
Doga758,824/
Dugo753,708/
Dego752,273/
Dogà756/
Dágo752/
Dégo751/
Dougoud73909/
Doungou73290/
Donggoy7363/
Donghou7358/
Dogotch7350/
Dougous7349/
Doogood7331/
Doughoz7312/
Doghouz7311/
Dohngoh7311/
Donggoh7310/
Dougouz739/
Donggoo733/
Doongoo731/
Donghoi731/
Doingou731/
Dousgou731/
Doungoh731/
Douggou731/
Dougoph731/
Dougouï731/
Doghooz731/
Doggott730/
Donga6727,980/
Dango6712,509/
Dungo675,494/
Dogga674,819/
Dooga674,140/
Dagou673,189/
Dagoy672,305/
Dogah672,301/
Douga672,244/
Dagot671,694/
Duñgo671,220/
Dagos671,201/
Dugos67986/
Dagoh67945/
Daggo67704/
D'Ugo67584/
Dugot67292/
Dongó67290/
Daego67262/
Dogha67248/
Deugo67238/
Dogas67237/
Doiga67158/
Degoy67155/
Dhoga67146/
Dañgo67108/
Daugo6777/
D'Ago6760/
Duugo6755/
Dugoy6753/
Dhego6752/
Dogat6743/
Degoi6742/
Doïga6737/
Degoh6727/
Duggo6727/
Dounghou6727/
Dakgo6727/
Dagoa6725/
Daago6724/
Dagod6723/
Dagoo6721/
Doughouz6721/
Dagoi6719/
Dhago6718/
Doega6712/
Deego6711/
Dugoh6711/
Dougouss679/
Dogaa678/
Dogau678/
Dugoo677/
Duygo676/
Duigo676/
Hdego675/
Doîga675/
Dogap675/
Dogaš675/
Dogáňová675/
Deggo674/
Dohga674/
Dugoi674/
Dokga674/
Dogaz674/
Dogaï674/
Dugou674/
Dhugo673/
Doñga673/
Dogad672/
Dagop672/
Dacgo672/
Doyga672/
Dgago671/
Duoga671/
Dosga671/
Docga671/
Dogáň671/
Ddugo671/
Decgo671/
Dagoz671/
Dougotch671/
Dougouds671/
Dujgo671/
Dugop671/
Dugoz671/
Duhgo671/
Degoo671/
Dhuong'o671/
Dahgo671/

Dogo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dogo in the Marathi language
दोगोdogo66.67
डोगोdogo33.33
Dogo in the Russian language
Догоdogo-

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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
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  • 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 Dogo
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