Dogoni Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Dogoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dogoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali1,0331:16,427669
Ivory Coast3631:63,5573,681
Burkina Faso321:573,5037,444
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dogoni (260) may also be a first name.

Dogoni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dogoni (Russian: Догони) occurs in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dogoni.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogoni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,601st most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,057,284 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dogoni reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Mande Africa. Dogoni is also the 552,051st most frequent first name globally, held by 260 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mali, where it is held by 1,033 people, or 1 in 16,427. Other than Mali it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dogonai9221/
Dogonio925/
Dogonie921/
Dongongi8646/
Dogongai865/
Dogonish862/
Dougouni861/
Dogani833,179/
Dagoni83140/
Dogona8366/
Dogone836/
Dougoungi808/
Doungouni801/
Dougone77583/
Doganis77383/
Dagonio77313/
Dougani77243/
Dougona7729/
Dasgoni7727/
Daagoni7713/
Dakgoni7713/
Dosgani777/
Dagouni777/
Doggone774/
Dogonay773/
Doghani773/
Daghoni772/
Dogoina771/
Dogonyo771/
Dougoné771/
Daggoni770/
Dougoune71760/
Douggani71205/
Doughani7179/
Dougouna7111/
Dagounis718/
Doganich718/
Daakgoni713/
Dougonne713/
Daghooni712/
Dogannis711/
Dagonais711/
Doungani711/
Dougangi711/
Dangouni711/
Dogongne711/
Daagonoi711/
Doshgani711/
Doughony710/
Dagani674,094/
Dogana67361/
Dagona67148/
Dagone6778/
Dogane6727/
Dougounna6720/
Dogany6710/
Dagony679/
Doughangi672/
Donga'ani671/
Dougougne671/

Dogoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dogoni in the Russian language
Догониdogoni-

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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
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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 Dogoni
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