Dosou Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Dosou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Dosou (13) may also be a first name.
Dosou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dosou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺳﻮ) is found most frequently in Benin. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dosou is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dosou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dosou is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name in the world, held by 13 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 246,086. In Benin Dosou is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 24 percent are found, Collines Department, where 21 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dosou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dosou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﺳﻮ | dwsw | - |
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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 Dosou
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