Dosty Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dosty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dosty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,2961:59,2466,391
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dosty (29) may also be a first name.

Dosty Last Name Facts

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

Dosty has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dosty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dosty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dosty is the 273,426th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. Dosty occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Dosty are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,296 people, or 1 in 59,246. In Iran Dosty is most numerous in: Qazvin Province, where 18 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside and South Khorasan Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Iran Dosty occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.

Dosty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dosty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dosty last name expanded 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dosty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dosty are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

Dosty earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.48% less than the national average, earning $25,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dostyi91567/
Dostay91195/
Dostey9116/
Doosty9114/
Dousty9111/
Dostoy911/
Doesty910/
Dostych838/
Dostaya831/
Dosti802,311/
Dosta80844/
Dusty80192/
Doste80122/
Dasty8082/
Doysetty773/
Doster737,025/
Dostie733,179/
Dosthi73761/
Dashty73466/
Dostes73271/
Doosti73205/
Dousti73133/
Douste7375/
Doeste7374/
Dostis7355/
Dastey7348/
Dustay7338/
Dasthy7326/
Dostha7321/
Dostea7316/
Dostai7312/
Dhoste738/
Dostaj737/
Dosthe734/
Dushty732/
Dastay731/
Duoste731/
D'osta731/
Doshti731/
Dostet731/
Dostgi731/
Dooste731/
Dotste731/
Doxtey730/
Dustey730/
Doosta730/
Dastych67440/
Dhosthi6714/
Dasthay6714/
Dostich6710/
D'Ostie677/
Doshtis676/
Doostie676/
Dosthie672/
Dosster672/
D'Hoste672/
Dashtyi671/
Daschty671/
Dhoshti671/
Dastaya671/
Dosteer671/
Doyster671/
Doustie671/
Dosther671/
Doister671/
Dostest670/
Douster670/
Dooster670/

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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 Dosty
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