Dosunmu Surname

55,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dosunmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dosunmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,4981:20,8451,892
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
England2361:236,09319,489
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Dosunmu (184) may also be a first name.

Dosunmu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dosunmu (Russian: Досунму) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dosunmu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,562nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 797,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Dosunmu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dosunmu is also the 671,014th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 184 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,498 people, or 1 in 20,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Ogun, where 28 percent are found and Kwara, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Dosunmu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dosunmu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dosunmu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning $54,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $41,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosunnmu935/
Dossunmu932/
Dosuunmu932/
Dousunmu931/
Dosunmut931/
Dosummu8620/
Dosonmu8611/
Dusunmu8611/
Dasunmu864/
Desunmu861/
Dossounmou8215/
Dozounmou7514/

Dosunmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dosunmu in the Russian language
Досунмуdosunmu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dosunmu
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