Dosa Surname
Approximately 9,351 people bear this surname
Dosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Nigeria | 1,259 | 1:140,701 | 9,032 |
| Romania | 1,100 | 1:18,253 | 2,362 |
| Pakistan | 1,087 | 1:164,346 | 4,305 |
| Tanzania | 791 | 1:66,930 | 7,065 |
| India | 647 | 1:1,185,572 | 47,765 |
| Iraq | 304 | 1:115,203 | 3,308 |
| Italy | 285 | 1:214,585 | 30,297 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 173 | 1:764,446 | 58,463 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Colombia | 143 | 1:334,084 | 5,986 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Hungary | 56 | 1:175,291 | 15,311 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Dósa (2,809), Doša (108), Dösa (1), Doşa (1) & Dóša (112) are calculated separately.
Dosa (3,328) may also be a first name.
Dosa Demographics
Average Male Dosa Height
175.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dosa (Arabic: دوسا, Hindi: दोसा, Marathi: डोसा, Oriya: େଦାଷା, Russian: Доса) is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Dósa, Doša, Dösa, Doşa or Dóša. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dosa is the 54,414th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 779,333 people. Dosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Dosa reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 29 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Dosa is also the 123,820th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 3,328 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Besides Sudan it is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Romania, where 12 percent live.
Dosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dosa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dosa last name increased 2,457 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dosa last name is chiefly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Dosa last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.56% less than the national average, earning €22,053 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.86% more than the national average, earning R 372,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $27,040,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $47,168 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dosa in the Hindi language | ||
| दोसा | dosa | 97.3 |
| दोस | dosa | 2.7 |
| Dosa in the Marathi language | ||
| डोसा | dosa | 81.53 |
| दोसा | dosa | 17.42 |
| डोस | dosa | 1.05 |
| Dosa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାଷା | edasa | 67.8 |
| େଦାସା | edasa | 18.64 |
| େଦାଶା | edasa | 6.78 |
| େଡାସା | edasa | 1.69 |
| ଦାସ | dasa | 1.69 |
| ଦଶା | dasa | 1.69 |
| େଦାଷ | edasa | 1.69 |
| Dosa in the Russian language | ||
| Доса | dosa | - |
| Dosa in the Arabic language | ||
| دوسا | dwsa | - |
| دوسي | dwsy | - |
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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 Dosa
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