Dossa Surname

15,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dossa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin23,7191:43639
Ethiopia6,2781:15,5382,141
Tanzania2,3811:22,2352,760
Togo1,8901:3,835622
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
France1631:407,50159,752
Pakistan1571:1,137,85913,974
Ivory Coast1401:164,7957,505
England1321:422,10728,563
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Niger1001:191,9206,591
India971:7,907,891167,329
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Haiti601:178,0657,089
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Congo141:356,3649,454
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dossa (6,866) may also be a first name.

Dossa Last Name Facts

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

Dossa (Marathi: डोसा) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dossa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,275th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 199,856 people. The last name Dossa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dossa live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 78,577th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 6,866 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 23,719 people, or 1 in 436. In Benin Dossa is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 26 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 15 percent are found and Zou Department, where 14 percent are found. Beside Benin Dossa exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Dossa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dossa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dossa last name increased 8,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dossa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dossa are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dossa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.37% less than the national average, earning 261,727 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.24% more than the national average, earning R 376,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 61.55% more than the national average, earning $36,676,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.62% more than the national average, earning $64,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dossah912,144/
Doussa911,122/
Dossat91428/
Dhossa91289/
Dossas9149/
Dossad919/
Dossau918/
Dossai916/
Dosssa915/
Doossa914/
Dossay913/
Dossaz912/
Doissa911/
Dosa899,351/
Doussat83258/
Doussau83166/
Dossiea8316/
Doessay836/
Doussay835/
Doussas833/
Doussai833/
Dosseau832/
Dossais832/
Dottssa832/
Ddoussa831/
Doussah831/
Dousssa831/
Dossaya831/
Dosssia831/
Dossaus831/
Dosso80104,253/
Dossi808,340/
Dussa804,292/
Dassa804,182/
Dousa803,895/
Dosat802,936/
Dosha802,143/
Dosse801,930/
Dessa801,551/
Dosad801,399/
Dosis80874/
Dhosa80745/
Doosa80611/
Dozsa80467/
Dosaj80381/
Dosia80322/
Dosai80316/
Dosah80223/
Doisa80156/
Dosay80116/
Doses8038/
Dosea8036/
Dosap8032/
Dossé8015/
Dossy8012/
Dosas809/
Dosau809/
Dotsa807/
Dosos803/
Doesa802/
Dosja802/
Dossè802/
Ddosa801/
Dosga801/
Doysa801/
Dohsa801/
Dosza801/
Dosaa801/
Doussaud77308/
Doussaut772/
Dossou7394,582/
Dessai7315,270/
Dosseh736,986/
Dassah733,768/
Dossey732,546/
Dousse731,673/
Doussi731,141/
Dassas731,129/
Dosser73973/
Dossoh73738/
Dessau73649/
Dussau73466/
Dossie73442/
Dessay73398/
Dassau73363/
Dosset73291/
Dousis73260/
Dussap73258/
Dhussa73254/
Dassaa73246/
Doshad73242/
Dousay73224/
Dosseu73222/
Doussy73211/
Dussad73179/
Dousha73161/
Dossot73146/
Dassay73116/
Dasdsa73109/
Daassa73108/
Dosaya73107/
Dohssi73105/
Dosajh7389/
Dosios7385/
Dassaz7382/
Dossis7376/
Dassoa7360/
Doshay7357/
Dassat7349/
Dousos7345/
Dosadh7342/
Dussat7338/
Dousys7334/
Dotsas7334/
Doshat7333/
Dousso7331/
Daussa7328/
Dessea7328/
Deussa7328/
Dussaa7327/
Dossio7326/
Dousat7321/
Doïssi7320/
Doissi7318/
Dossee7317/
Dotsha7317/
Dotsis7314/
Dussah7314/
Doosaj7312/
Doshas7312/
Dassad7310/
Dousai7310/
Dossso739/
Dhoosa738/
Doosha738/
Dossos738/
Doosse738/
Dhessa738/
Dotsys738/
Dhosai737/
Dassai737/
Dousia737/
Doosad736/
Doseau736/
Dosses736/
Doisat736/
Doutsa736/
Dhosha735/
Doshai735/
Dessah735/
Doîssi735/
Doesha734/
Dousza734/
Doshah734/
Dosaja733/
Dussay733/
Dussai733/
Dotsos733/
Dousad732/
Dhassa732/
Dussaj732/
Dosshi732/
Doesah732/
Dassea732/
Dossèh732/
Dosshe732/
Dhosis732/
Dozsai732/
Dossoo732/
Dosies732/
Dousga732/
Doussé732/
Daïssa732/
Doëses732/
Dossys732/
Hdassa731/
Dessza731/
Dashsa731/
Ddoosa731/
Dosadd731/
Doseat731/
Doshaa731/
Dotssy731/
Dousah731/
Doesea731/
Doesay731/
Douhsa731/
Dossuo731/
D'Osso731/
Doosat731/
Dohsad731/
Dohses731/
Dohtsa731/
Doisah731/
Doisai731/
Doises731/
Doisha731/
Doissy731/
Doosai731/
Dassaj731/
Dessaï731/
Dhosah731/
Dhosas731/
Dhosau731/
Dhosso731/
Dossei731/
Dossoi731/
Doshaz731/
Dessaa731/
Dahssa731/
Doosaa731/
Dosous731/
Dossit730/
Doosay730/
Doscha730/
Doxsay730/
Dotsai730/
Dosois730/
Doshea730/
Dozsay730/
Dousseaux7194/
Dousseaud7158/
Doussault7116/
Dosseault710/
Dasa6799,297/
Dosi6733,553/
Desa6721,229/
Dose677,693/
Dossous677,273/
Dusa676,915/
Doza675,293/
Dhossou673,811/
Dossett673,676/
Doso673,512/
Dousset673,355/
Dósa672,809/
Doussot671,915/
Dossche671,240/
Doussou671,206/
Dussaud67952/
Dussaux67773/
Dussaut67709/
Dassaud67495/
Dassaha67488/
Doussoh67193/
Doxa67170/
Daussat67151/
Dotsios67128/
Doiseau67125/
Doša67108/
Dossitt6778/
Doussey6776/
Dussooa6768/
Desseau6763/
Doutsis6762/
Dusseea6760/
Dosé6751/
Doussis6750/
Doutsas6747/
Dousaya6724/
Doschat6721/
Douscha6716/
Dussaus6712/
Dassatt6710/
Dhoisay6710/
Doţa6710/
Dousseu6710/
Douïssi679/
Dosssou679/
Dosy678/
Doussôh678/
Dassaut677/
Dohssou675/
Dousios675/
Doosaah675/
Dohsset674/
Doshadh674/
Hdoussi674/
Dassash674/
D'Assas673/
Dassaya673/
Dāsa673/
Doischa673/
Dasdsad673/
Doussos672/
Doutsos672/
Dushsha672/
Dahassa672/
Dousseh672/
Daussay672/
Dasseau672/
Dasseea672/
Dossout672/
Dousous672/
Dousseault672/
Doussei672/
Doussie672/
Doissou672/
Doossou672/
Dodshah672/
Dhoshai671/
Dessaai671/
Dhoosia671/
Dassass671/
Ddousha671/
Doshadd671/
Douseau671/
Doussep671/
Doeseah671/
Duosaya671/
Douhssi671/
Daassah671/
Dohseah671/
Dohtsah671/
Dohtsap671/
Doisset671/
Doiszay671/
Dooshah671/
Dassadd671/
D'Assay671/
Dösa671/
Dúsa671/
Dussaya671/
Dussais671/
Dessaha671/
Dhousse671/
Dhousso671/
Dhuissa671/
Dousser671/
Dosè671/
Dothsad671/
Dosserr671/
Dossseu671/
Dosahat671/
Dosaujh671/
Dosches671/
Doşa671/
Douysat671/
Dossouh671/
Dusssha671/
Doça671/
Dooshad671/
Dassaph671/
Doschea670/
Dussatt670/
Desshay670/
Doeshau670/

Dossa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dossa in the Marathi language
डोसाdosa96.49
डोसdosa3.51

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