Dosu Surname
Approximately 4,389 people bear this surname
Dosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,573 | 1:68,847 | 4,993 |
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Japan | 55 | 1:2,324,442 | 29,670 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Dosu (963) may also be a first name.
Dosu Demographics
Average Dosu Salary in
United States
$37,354 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dosu (Hindi: दोसू, Marathi: डोसु, Oriya: େଦାସୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dosu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 106,484th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,660,411 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dosu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,932nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 963 people.
The last name Dosu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,573 people, or 1 in 68,847. In Nigeria Dosu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 59 percent reside, Ogun, where 25 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Dosu Last Name Statistics demography
Dosu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dosu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dosu in the Hindi language | ||
| दोसू | dosu | 78.23 |
| दोसु | dosu | 20.16 |
| डोसु | dosu | 0.81 |
| डोसू | dosu | 0.81 |
| Dosu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାସୁ | edasu | 44.44 |
| େଦାଷୁ | edasu | 22.22 |
| େଦାଶୁ | edasu | 22.22 |
| ଦଶୁ | dasu | 11.11 |
| Dosu in the Marathi language | ||
| डोसु | dosu | 32 |
| दोसु | dosu | 30 |
| डोसू | dosu | 24 |
| दोसू | dosu | 14 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dosu
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