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
The surname Dossu (Hindi: दोस्सू, Marathi: दोसू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Dossú. Click here for other potential spellings of Dossu.
How Common Is The Last Name Dossu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dossu is the 1,348,199th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Dossu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used given name globally, held by 107 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 32 percent are found and Ekiti, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Dossu exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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