Dorsu Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Dorsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 576 | 1:307,540 | 17,102 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Dorsu (31) may also be a first name.
Dorsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dorsu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorsu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 545,543rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The surname Dorsu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dorsu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dorsu is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria Dorsu is primarily found in: Delta, where 89 percent are found, Edo, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsou | 91 | 534 | / |
| Dorsuy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dorsau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorssu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorseu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dorsus | 91 | 0 | / |
| Dorschu | 83 | 126 | / |
| Dorseus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Doursou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dorssou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dorcu | 80 | 870 | / |
| Darsu | 80 | 224 | / |
| Dersu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Dursu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Dorju | 80 | 11 | / |
| Dorzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doursout | 77 | 45 | / |
| Doursoux | 77 | 39 | / |
| Dorssous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorzhu | 73 | 2,259 | / |
| D'Ersu | 73 | 106 | / |
| Dursus | 73 | 26 | / |
| Darsau | 73 | 20 | / |
| Darsus | 73 | 17 | / |
| Darsup | 73 | 14 | / |
| Darsut | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dorceu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Derhsu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Darshu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dorsoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhorju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dersau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dorchu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dorscheus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dorschuch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dorceus | 67 | 3,715 | / |
| Darsaut | 67 | 37 | / |
| Dorjoux | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dorzhuy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Darshui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Darsaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorjaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorceux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dharshu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Dorsu
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