Dossou Surname

5,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin59,1521:1755
Ethiopia18,3521:5,315849
Togo12,0751:60032
Haiti9631:11,0941,143
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
France6681:99,43514,559
Ivory Coast5411:42,6462,745
Gabon5051:3,741657
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Nigeria2651:668,46331,178
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Senegal1191:122,5151,155
Niger321:599,75114,963
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England241:2,321,58686,519
Burkina Faso211:873,9109,338
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Congo101:498,91011,250
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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

Dossou (19,634) may also be a first name.

Dossou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dossou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺳﻮ) is most common in Benin. It may also appear as a variant: Dôssou. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,956th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 77,050 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dossou live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,352nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 19,634 people.

Dossou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 59,152 people, or 1 in 175. In Benin Dossou is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 24 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 14 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 19 percent reside and Togo, where 13 percent reside.

Dossou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dossou last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dôssou941/
Dossous927,273/
Dhossou923,811/
Doussou921,206/
Dosssou929/
Dohssou925/
Dossoue922/
Dossout922/
Doissou922/
Doossou922/
Dossouh921/
Dosso91104,253/
Dossu91165/
Dosou9169/
Doussoux8681/
Doussous8624/
Doussoue863/
Dhoussou862/
Dousssou861/
Dhosssou861/
Dassou831,853/
Dossoh83738/
Dosseu83222/
Dossot83146/
Dossus8364/
Dousou8341/
Dousso8331/
Dotsou8320/
Dussou8312/
Dossso839/
Dossau838/
Dossos838/
Dohsou835/
Dosgou834/
Dosouy834/
Dossoe832/
Doosou832/
Dhosou832/
Dossoo832/
Dossud831/
Dossuo831/
Doussu831/
D'Osso831/
Dhosso831/
Dossoi831/
Dossue831/
Dosous831/
Dosu804,389/
Doso803,512/
Doussot771,915/
Doussoh77193/
Doussau77166/
Dussous77105/
Dussouy7767/
Dhassou7736/
Dassoux7714/
Daassou7713/
Dousseu7710/
Dussout779/
Daïssou773/
Doussos772/
Dosseau772/
Dousous772/
Deussou772/
Hdussou771/
Dassouz771/
Dasssou771/
Dussoux771/
Dhousso771/
Dousgou771/
Dousoux771/
Doussoe771/
Doudsou771/
Dossoye771/
Dossseu771/
Dossaus771/
Dossa7336,464/
Dasso733,047/
Dosoo732,557/
Dosio731,257/
Dusso73914/
Dotsu73620/
Dosho73596/
Dassu73589/
Dosiu73102/
Dussu7398/
Douso7396/
Dooso7379/
Dasou7369/
Dosoh7346/
Dosoe7342/
Dosot7319/
Doosu7315/
Doshu7312/
Dousu7310/
Dosas739/
Dosau739/
Dosup736/
Dosoj735/
Doiso735/
Dosoi734/
Dosoy734/
Dosop734/
Dhosu733/
Dotso733/
Dosue733/
Dosos733/
Dosuz733/
Duoso732/
Dodso732/
Dosus732/
Dozou732/
Dusou732/
Dosuj732/
Dosgu731/
Dosuy731/
Dosuu731/
Dossú731/
Dosui731/
Doisu731/
Dosgo731/
Dodsu731/
Ddoso731/
Doussaud71308/
Dussouet7117/
Dahassou714/
Doussaut712/
Dohtsoud711/
Daussoud711/
Dosouyee711/
Dussouth710/
Dossey672,546/
Dossah672,144/
Doussa671,122/
Dussud67827/
Dussau67466/
Dossie67442/
Dossat67428/
Dassau67363/
Dhossa67289/
Dussot67205/
Douzou67153/
Dassuj67108/
Dosejo6798/
Dousseaux6794/
Dosios6785/
Dassot6780/
Dassoa6760/
Dousseaud6758/
Dassoo6757/
Dossas6749/
Dousos6745/
Dasous6739/
Dotsas6734/
Dussos6733/
Dassoy6727/
Dassut6720/
Dassui6719/
Dussut6719/
Dotsop6718/
Dosiyo6718/
Dossee6717/
Doussault6716/
Doosuu6715/
Doshas6712/
Doysoy6712/
Dussus6710/
Dossad679/
Dousup678/
Dosoja676/
Doseau676/
Dossai676/
Dosssa675/
Dassos674/
Doossa674/
Dasseu674/
Dosoyi674/
Dossay673/
Dushou673/
Deusso673/
Dosajo673/
Dassue673/
Dotsos673/
Doytsu672/
Doitsu672/
Dosoji672/
Dossaz672/
Dassoe672/
Daasso672/
Dassoh672/
Dassso672/
Dassuz672/
Doisod672/
Doesio671/
Dasout671/
Dusseu671/
Dussoy671/
Dussup671/
Doshoi671/
Doshoo671/
Doshut671/
Dosojh671/
Dosoya671/
Dousho671/
Dassuy671/
Doissa671/
Doosoo671/
Dausso671/
Dassoz671/
Daïsso671/
Dashou671/
Deussu671/
Dhosas671/
Dhosau671/
Dousoh671/
Doutso671/
Dosuih671/
Doszod671/
Dosowe671/
Dosoye671/
Dossei671/
Doseyo671/
Dosiot671/
Doosoh671/
D'Osio671/
Duoshu671/
Dosoey670/
Dosseault670/
Dosois670/
Dosoit670/

Dossou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dossou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺳﻮdwsw-

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