Dosby Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dosby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dosby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dosby is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dosby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Dosby live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,338,371. In Iran Dosby is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 96 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Iran this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Dosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dosby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dosby last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosbay9122/
Doesby910/
Doby893,843/
Dobey801,808/
Dobay80707/
Douby80317/
Dosba80125/
Desby8087/
Doboy8068/
Dhoby8019/
Dobyo8015/
Dooby808/
Dobys807/
Dusby807/
Dohby806/
Dobhy805/
Dosbá801/
Dasby801/
Dobyš801/
Doiby801/
Dobysh731,451/
Doobay731,015/
Doobey73476/
Dobysz7368/
Doubey7366/
Dosbaa7330/
Dhobiy7326/
Dobbyi7323/
Douboy7322/
Dobych7315/
Dobiey7313/
Desbhy7311/
Doubay7310/
Dobhay737/
Dobaya735/
Dhobey735/
Dosbai735/
Dadsby731/
Dotbay731/
Doğbay731/
Doubiy731/
Dhobay731/
Doibey731/
Doby's731/
Dashby731/
Dhoboy731/
Desbey730/
Dosway730/
Desboy730/
Deusby730/
Dosber730/
Dasbey730/
Deesby730/
Dausby730/
Doba6710,717/
Dobi676,868/
Dobe675,926/
Daby674,319/
Dobă6732/
Dovy6718/
Doubouy6714/
Dobé6710/
Doubaya678/
Dobä671/
Doubhay671/
Dootbay671/
Dóby671/
Doubahy671/
Dusbooy670/

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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 Dosby
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