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
Dosa Political Affiliation
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Dosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dosa (Arabic: دوسا, Hindi: दोसा, Marathi: डोसा, Oriya: େଦାଷା, Russian: Доса) is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dósa, Doša, Dösa, Doşa or Dóša. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,414th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 779,333 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Dosa live; 29 percent live in North Africa and 29 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 123,820th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3,328 people.
Dosa is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is borne by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Excluding Sudan it exists 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 prevalency of Dosa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dosa last name increased 2,457 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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% registered to vote for the 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
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