Dottia Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dottia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dottia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger5471:35,0861,928
Benin271:382,80028,543
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dottia (116) may also be a first name.

Dottia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dottia is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dottia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 547,713th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. Dottia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dottia are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 116 people.

The surname Dottia is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 35,086. In Niger Dottia is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 54 percent live, Dosso Region, where 31 percent live and Diffa Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dotthia928/
Douttia923/
Dotia912,690/
Dotttioa861/
Dattia8322/
Dothia8321/
Dotias8310/
Dettia835/
Dottya833/
Doutia833/
Duttia833/
Dotiah832/
Dhotia832/
Dotija831/
Dotioa831/
Dottio831/
Doitia831/
Dottijo7736/
Dhuttia771/
Dhoutia771/
Douthia771/
Dotihai771/
Dutia73763/
Dotio73103/
Datia7399/
Dotya7324/
Dotea7321/
Detia7316/
Dotja738/
Doitteau71244/
Dottayio711/
Douthiea710/
Datiah67202/
Dhutia67144/
Doutio6765/
Dotijo6733/
Dattya6728/
Dastia6719/
Datija6715/
Dathia6714/
Dattio678/
Deutia677/
Dethia676/
Dhatia674/
Dautia673/
Datias672/
Dahtia672/
Dotyad672/
Duthia672/
Duttya671/
Dutiea671/
Datiat671/
Dhotio671/
Doutya671/
Dotiho671/
Dotyot671/
Datiha671/
Dootio671/
Daatia670/

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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 Dottia
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