Dose Surname

64,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dose Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Doss or Dose, forms of Teuzo, pet forms of names beginning with Diet (people), as Theudoricus and Theudoald.

Dose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4001:23,6783,140
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Italy7481:81,76014,246
India6561:1,169,30747,276
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
France2001:332,11450,174
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Denmark1451:38,9294,066
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Japan621:2,062,00528,203
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Australia501:539,91440,287
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

The alternate forms: Döse (59), Dosé (51), Dôse (1) & Dosè (1) are calculated separately.

Dose (530) may also be a first name.

Dose Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Doss or Dose, forms of Teuzo, pet forms of names beginning with Diet (people), as Theudoricus and Theudoald.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dose Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dose (Hindi: दोसे, Marathi: डोसे) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Döse, Dosé, Dôse or Dosè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dose? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,963rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 947,296 people. The surname Dose occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Dose are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 366,410th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 530 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,400 people, or 1 in 23,678. In Germany Dose is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 48 percent reside, Hamburg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany Dose occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.

Dose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dose has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dose surname increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dose Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dose last name are 38.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.91% registered with the party.

The amount Dose earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 145.25% more than the national average, earning €73,650 per year; in Norway they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning 226,290 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.6% less than the national average, earning R 65,112 per year and in United States they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $47,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Döse9259/
Dosé9251/
Dôse921/
Dosè921/
Dotse8919,408/
Douse892,315/
Doser892,185/
Doose892,183/
Dosse891,930/
Dohse891,792/
Dosei891,138/
Doise89926/
Dosee89215/
Dhose89200/
Dosey89163/
Doese89102/
Dosie8997/
Doses8938/
Dosea8936/
Doshe8929/
Doset8921/
Duose8918/
Doseh8914/
Dosep8911/
Doyse898/
Dodse897/
Dosed894/
Dosce891/
Dos869,297/
Dosseh806,986/
Dotsey805,678/
Dossey802,546/
Dousse801,673/
Dosser80973/
Dosher80690/
Dosier80640/
Doxsee80520/
Dossie80442/
Doosje80333/
Doxsey80301/
Dosset80291/
Dosseu80222/
D'Hose80204/
Doshie80140/
Doxsie8076/
Doosey8065/
Dotshe8037/
Dooshe8032/
Doutse8031/
Doshee8027/
Dotset8021/
Dossee8017/
Dohseh8017/
Dousie8016/
Dosche8014/
Dhoshe8013/
Dotsie808/
Douset808/
Doosse808/
Dhouse807/
Dodsey807/
Dousei807/
Doesey806/
Dosses806/
Dotsce805/
Dohset805/
Doseph804/
D'Ouse804/
Douser803/
Doysie803/
Dosiey803/
Doisey803/
Doshed803/
Doshey802/
Dhodse802/
Dhosje802/
Dousey802/
Doeseh802/
Dosshe802/
Doseeh802/
Dosies802/
Doisie802/
Doushe802/
Dosheh802/
Doëses802/
Doused801/
Dosett801/
Doesce801/
Dohsey801/
Dhosee801/
Doscie801/
Doseat801/
Doysee801/
Doyser801/
Doesea801/
Dohses801/
Doises801/
Dossei801/
Doosee801/
Dosoey800/
Doscey800/
Doshea800/
Dodser800/
Dosetz800/
Dost75131,982/
Doss7538,070/
Dosi7533,553/
Doce7513,942/
Dese759,566/
Dosa759,351/
Dosh758,395/
Dous754,053/
Dase753,732/
Duse752,547/
Dods751,887/
Doze751,391/
Doos751,068/
Doge751,067/
Dohs75433/
Dots75402/
Dosz75292/
Dois75245/
Doje75192/
Duos75178/
Dojs75154/
Dhos75149/
Doçe7585/
Düse7538/
Doys7510/
Dosy758/
Ddos757/
Dosd756/
Tdos752/
Dože752/
Doxe751/
d'Os751/
Dosx751/
Dìos751/
Doţe751/
Doxs751/
Dossett733,676/
Dousset733,355/
Dossche731,240/
Doussey7376/
Dousett7349/
Doisher7333/
Dousher7318/
Dossiea7316/
Doesieh7312/
Dousseu7310/
Doschet737/
Dhoushe735/
Doysher734/
Dohsset734/
Doshieh732/
Dousheh732/
Dousseh732/
Doussei732/
Doussie732/
Doosche732/
Doschee731/
Doussep731/
Doutsie731/
Dozsier731/
Dousche731/
Doeseah731/
Dohseah731/
Doisset731/
D'House731/
Dhousse731/
Dousser731/
Dosserr731/
Dossseu731/
Dostche731/
Dosches731/
Dosiett730/
Dothser730/
Doosier730/
Doseher730/
Doschea730/
Dousier730/
Doesche730/
Doosett730/
Doshi6771,180/
Dodge6737,469/
Dossa6736,464/
Dodds6734,445/
Dashe6716,099/
Desie679,989/
Deese678,927/
Desse678,490/
Dossi678,340/
Dosch675,216/
Dousa673,895/
Dasse673,774/
Douce673,542/
Doxey673,185/
Dutse672,944/
Doust672,530/
Doush672,497/
Dosha672,143/
Dotts671,797/
Doche671,430/
Douge671,428/
Doisy671,392/
Dhosh671,275/
Dahse671,263/
Douze67985/
Daser67906/
Dhase67876/
Dosis67874/
Doger67872/
Douds67807/
Dhoge67790/
Dhosa67745/
Deshe67635/
Doosa67611/
Deuse67540/
Dozie67527/
Dozer67508/
Dozet67482/
Dozsa67467/
Dusse67445/
Dousi67412/
Daseh67402/
Doize67391/
Dooge67382/
Dause67381/
Dosaj67381/
Doost67350/
Dasey67317/
Dosai67316/
Daase67310/
Dogge67301/
Dhuse67295/
Docea67294/
Dosii67294/
Doods67280/
Dezse67233/
Desei67225/
Dohsi67213/
Dhosi67201/
Doces67194/
Dasep67178/
Doyscher67177/
Doige67170/
Docet67170/
Docze67158/
Doisa67156/
Dusep67153/
Dosid67145/
Dusee67135/
Douss67130/
Daset67125/
Dosip67124/
Dohst67120/
Doosi67118/
Douts67117/
Dosay67116/
Doeze67106/
Doyce67101/
Dodje67101/
Dhossche67100/
Dooze6799/
Dushe6798/
Dasie6793/
Doossche6787/
Dosih6787/
Dosit6786/
Dojçe6786/
Dusej6785/
Dosyi6784/
Duser6784/
Dorze6778/
Doussett6772/
Dosić6768/
Doosh6767/
Dotsy6764/
Dhoje6763/
Desee6762/
Daese6758/
Datse6758/
Dusey6754/
Desey6752/
Doits6751/
Döser6748/
Duset6747/
Doisi6745/
Dogie6745/
Doget6744/
Dusée6744/
Docis6743/
Dojce6740/
Doshy6738/
Docie6737/
Dasee6735/
Doçej6734/
Dasei6733/
Dhoosche6729/
Doischer6729/
Duhse6729/
Doged6728/
Dousy6727/
Dusea6726/
Doths6726/
Dosiy6725/
Dused6724/
Dozis6723/
Dogey6722/
Desea6722/
Dhese6722/
Deseő6722/
Doezy6721/
Dojss6721/
Duoss6720/
Docer6720/
Dogea6720/
Dohsé6719/
Dotsi6718/
Doshé6718/
Dudse6717/
Doice6717/
Dogee6717/
Dhoze6717/
Doges6716/
Doezé6716/
Duyse6715/
Deseh6715/
Dhosy6715/
Dossé6715/
Dozey6714/
Dojes6714/
Dased6713/
Dossy6712/
Douysset6711/
Dojey6711/
Duosi6710/
Dojeh6710/
Dohsy6710/
Dases679/
Dusie679/
Dogis679/
dos S678/
Dhoss677/
Deseu677/
Dosyo677/
Gydos676/
Hduse676/
Doish676/
Duise676/
Doosy676/
Dehse675/
Dosoj675/
Doxea675/
Dojze675/
Dotsh675/
Dozea675/
Dosoi674/
Dgous674/
Dojee674/
Dhous674/
Dhois674/
Dosoy674/
Doyts674/
Douje674/
Dodsi673/
Duseh673/
Docei673/
Dadse673/
Duoge673/
Doist673/
Dasea673/
Duost673/
Dduse673/
D'Houser673/
Doytsher673/
Dothseth672/
Douscher672/
Doyshcer672/
Doceh672/
Dohhs672/
Doiss672/
Dhoos672/
Dozes672/
Doots672/
Duses672/
Doesy672/
Dozze672/
Dossè672/
Dotsè672/
Dasge672/
Dojis672/
Daseu672/
Dosht672/
Hdoge672/
Dosst672/
Dooje672/
Dosuj672/
Docey671/
Doxee671/
Dozhe671/
Docye671/
Dgois671/
Dasxe671/
Ddosa671/
Doscy671/
Dosschee671/
Dosuy671/
Doosp671/
Dooss671/
Doussepp671/
Dusce671/
Duoze671/
Dozee671/
Dosui671/
Doysa671/
Dostt671/
Tdase671/
Docej671/
Dohsa671/
Dasze671/
Dôsei671/
Düsse671/
Duuse671/
Dusei671/
Dhost671/
Dhots671/
Dousseth671/
Dosza671/
Dossp671/
Dosssche671/
Dorzs671/
Dosaa671/
Dozei671/
Douše671/
Dodsh671/
Doitsher671/
Dotje671/
Doxjs671/
Dodës671/
Dohss670/
Doysi670/
Doscheit670/
Dooscher670/
Doxsy670/
Dasce670/
Dodsy670/

Dose Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dose in the Hindi language
दोसेdose-
Dose in the Marathi language
डोसेdose99.57
दोसेdose0.21
डोसेूdoseu0.21

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