Dossu Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Dossu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Dossú (1) are calculated separately.
Dossu (107) may also be a first name.
Dossu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dossu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dossu (Hindi: दोस्सू, Marathi: दोसू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dossú. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dossu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Dossu is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Dossu live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dossu is also the 910,230th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 107 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 62 percent live, Ogun, where 32 percent live and Ekiti, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria Dossu is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dossu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dossu in the Hindi language | ||
| दोस्सू | dos'su | 75 |
| दोस्सु | dos'su | 25 |
| Dossu in the Marathi language | ||
| दोसू | dosu | 50 |
| दोसु | dosu | 50 |
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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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- 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 Dossu
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