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Where Does The Last Name Dossou Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dossou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺳﻮ) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Dôssou. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossou? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 5,956^th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,050 people. The surname Dossou occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dossou are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dossou is also the 38,352^nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 19,634 people.

This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 59,152 people, or 1 in 175. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 24 percent are found, Zou Department, where 17 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 14 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 19 percent are found and Togo, where 13 percent are found.

Dossou Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Dossou surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dossou earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning $34,795 CAD per year.