Dotun Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dotun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dotun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4181:423,78721,950
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dotuń (4) are calculated separately.

Dotun (7,046) may also be a first name.

Dotun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dotun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant: Dotuń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dotun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dotun is the 678,631st most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dotun reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,234th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,046 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 423,787. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 23 percent live, Ogun, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dotuń934/
Dotung9116/
Dotoun915/
Dostun914/
Dhotun912/
Dothun911/
Dootun911/
Dotuung835/
Dhootun831/
Doiteun831/
Doutoun831/
Dotusne831/
Doton801,678/
Datun80483/
Dotum809/
Dutun802/
Detun802/
Douteune771/
Datuin738,549/
Dostum73933/
Douton73231/
Dautun73202/
Datung73106/
Dotton73105/
Duoton7361/
Dhatun7317/
Datoun7312/
Dutung737/
Doutón736/
Dustun734/
Dastun733/
Dutgun732/
Dethun732/
Dothon731/
Dotoum731/
Doyton731/
Dattun731/
Duttun731/
Dutoun731/
Dotoon730/
Doutoum675,692/
Dauthun6742/
Datutin6721/
Dethuin6715/
Dotthon678/
Duttung677/
Datuten674/
Dathung671/
Duthuin671/
Datoune671/
Doutton671/
Dastoun671/
Dhatung671/
Douthon670/
Dochtum670/

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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 Dotun
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