Dossah Surname
Approximately 2,144 people bear this surname
Dossah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Benin | 55 | 1:187,920 | 18,137 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Dossah (12) may also be a first name.
Dossah Demographics
Average Dossah Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dossah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dossah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dossah is most common in Ghana. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dossah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 195,664th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,399,042 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dossah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name globally It is held by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,524 people, or 1 in 17,730. Without taking into account Ghana it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.
Dossah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dossah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dossah last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dossah Last Name Statistics demography
Dossah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.
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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 Dossah
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