Dossevi Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dossevi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossevi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1511:68,4488,305
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
France61:11,070,454349,096
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

The alternate forms: Dossêvi (1) are calculated separately.

Dossevi (14) may also be a first name.

Dossevi Last Name Facts

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

Dossevi is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Dossêvi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossevi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dossevi is the 1,239,697th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dossevi are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 68,448. In Benin Dossevi is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 75 percent reside, Zou Department, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 7 percent reside. Beside Benin Dossevi is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dossêvi951/
Doussevi933/
Dosevi921/
Dossavi862,139/
Dotsevi8610/
Doshevi862/
Dosevich8017/
Dhossavi807/
Doossavi801/
Dasevi7717/
Doseve775/
Dosivi773/
Dosavi772/
Desevi772/
Dosebi771/
Dotsevich756/
Dosshieva751/
Doseeva7174/
Dosieva7165/
Dashevi7128/
Desseve719/
Dossave711/
Dossewa711/
Dossybi711/
Dessavi711/
Dossovy711/
Dosschieva711/
Dhosavi711/
Deshevyi67243/
Dasevich6738/
Daschevi6726/
Deshevoi6718/
Dosevych6710/
Desheviy674/
Dochevoi673/
Doshieva672/
Dosssibe671/
Deschevi671/
Dassaeve671/
Docevich671/

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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
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  • 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 Dossevi
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