Dohon Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Dohon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dohon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1001:230,7129,424
Benin751:137,80814,664
Japan371:3,455,25134,832
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
France91:7,380,302306,885
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dohon (1,686) may also be a first name.

Dohon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dohon (Hindi: दोहों) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dohon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 864,701st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Dohon are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 187,384th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,686 people.

The surname Dohon is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 230,712. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 59 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 24 percent reside and Japan, where 12 percent reside.

Dohon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dohon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dohoun911,183/
Doihon91130/
Dohjon911/
Dohogne83733/
Dohotne831/
Doyon8011,147/
Dohan802,680/
Douon801,503/
Dahon801,112/
Dhaon8049/
Dohán8019/
Dooan8019/
Daoon8011/
Dhoan808/
Dojon806/
Doeon803/
Doahn802/
Doion801/
Dohonova7778/
Dohounhe772/
Dohounne771/
Dahoun73849/
Dohant73115/
Dohaan7379/
Doğhan7356/
Douone7336/
Dohoum7325/
Dohanh7311/
Douong739/
Doahan734/
Dhohan733/
Dhoane733/
Dogion732/
Dhooan732/
Daohng731/
Doohun731/
Dahond731/
Dooaan731/
Dojhan731/
Do'ong731/
Dohhan731/
Dahoin731/
Dhahon731/
Dhaonk731/
Douhán731/
Dhojon731/
Dooane730/
Dohoungue71146/
Doan67613,112/
Daon672,730/
Dahoune67246/
Doğahan6731/
Doàn6710/
Dhohane678/
Daïhoun676/
Dahoine674/
Doãn672/
Dohamnn672/
Deuhoun672/
Dooahan671/
Dahount671/
Dhoohan671/
Doān671/
Dhoyyan671/
Dahoone671/
Dohanth671/
Daochen671/
Dohagne670/

Dohon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dohon in the Hindi language
दोहोंdohom-

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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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  • 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 Dohon
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