Dot Surname

42,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Dot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan6,8701:1,662331
Cambodia1,7311:8,947913
Papua New Guinea8031:10,154856
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Spain3961:118,0619,249
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
France2271:292,61144,838
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
India1431:5,364,094131,111
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Australia471:574,37741,856
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Romania281:717,06748,956
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Doț (1) are calculated separately.

Dot (22,004) may also be a first name.

Dot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dot (Arabic: ضوط, Hindi: डोट, Marathi: दोत) is most common in South Sudan. It can also be found in the variant forms: Doț. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,823rd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 599,551 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Dot reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 35,201st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 22,004 people.

It is most common in South Sudan, where it is carried by 6,870 people, or 1 in 1,662. Without taking into account South Sudan it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Dot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dot surname increased 1,436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dot last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dot are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dot earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.49% less than the national average, earning $34,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning $41,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doț891/
Dost86131,982/
Duot8637,905/
Dote8611,750/
Dout862,466/
Dott862,338/
Dodt861,712/
Doot86711/
Dhot86556/
Dots86402/
Doth86392/
Doit86260/
Doht86205/
Doet8637/
Doyt862/
Dozt862/
Dotd861/
Do801,545,230/
Duoth7541,384/
Dhote7530,935/
Doute754,186/
Dhoot752,671/
Doust752,530/
Dotts751,797/
Dotte751,008/
Doutt75863/
Dothe75392/
Doost75350/
Doote75340/
Dotch75169/
Doste75122/
Dohst75120/
Douts75117/
Doudt75102/
Doedt75101/
Dhoth7587/
Doodt7571/
Doite7559/
Doits7551/
Dooth7526/
Douth7526/
Doths7526/
Doitz7525/
D'Ott7516/
Doeth7515/
Dodte7511/
Dothh7510/
Dhott759/
Hdoot756/
Dhodt755/
Dotsh755/
Doyts754/
Doyte753/
Duote753/
Doist753/
Duost753/
Dodth753/
Dhhot752/
Doots752/
Douët752/
Dhuot752/
Dosht752/
Dosst752/
Douht752/
Dhoit751/
Doett751/
Doytt751/
Dostt751/
Dhost751/
Dhots751/
Dostz751/
Dotth751/
Dosts751/
Dhout751/
Doith750/
Doutz750/
Doitt750/
Duott750/
Dou67920,092/
Doi67140,806/
Dut6771,315/
Dat6740,788/
Doh6730,615/
Duo6714,375/
Doa6712,761/
Doo6710,001/
Dos679,297/
Dod675,865/
Dho675,215/
Doy673,399/
Dop672,332/
Doz671,020/
Doß67581/
Douthe67211/
Doutch67200/
Doj67169/
Doğ67141/
Douths67100/
Ddo6775/
Douste6775/
Dhoedt6770/
Dotsch6770/
Dotova6769/
Doutte6768/
Doitch6759/
Dhotte6733/
Doï6732/
Dhothe6728/
Tdo6714/
Dhooth6713/
Dgo6712/
Hdo679/
Dhoste678/
Doytch677/
Doitte676/
Doitsh675/
Dhoote674/
Dhoust674/
Dosthe674/
Doč674/
Daouth674/
Doç674/
Doutsh673/
Dát672/
Doś672/
Dhhote671/
Dhoite671/
D'Oust671/
Ddhote671/
Duoste671/
Doothe671/
Dottch671/
Dotthe671/
Doutht671/
Doutts671/
Dostch671/
Doş671/
Dàoust671/
Dhuoth671/
Douhte671/
Doë671/
Dooste671/
D'Ozte671/
Dodddt671/
Dootts670/
Doggit670/
Hdgoth670/
Dosstt670/

Dot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dot in the Hindi language
डोटdota80
दोटdota20
Dot in the Marathi language
दोतdota55.56
डॉटdota33.33
डॉतdota11.11
Dot in the Arabic language
ضوطdwt-
دوتdwt-

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