Dosam Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dosam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Dosam (101) may also be a first name.
Dosam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dosam (Marathi: दोसम) is found most in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dosam is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Dosam live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dosam is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 101 people.
Dosam is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan Dosam is most common in: Nangarhar, where 92 percent live and Parwan, where 8 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dosam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dosam in the Marathi language | ||
| दोसम | dosama | - |
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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 Dosam
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