Dotun Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Dotun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 418 | 1:423,787 | 21,950 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dotuń | 93 | 4 | / |
| Dotung | 91 | 16 | / |
| Dotoun | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dostun | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dhotun | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dothun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dootun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dotuung | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dhootun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doiteun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doutoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dotusne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doton | 80 | 1,678 | / |
| Datun | 80 | 483 | / |
| Dotum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Dutun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Detun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Douteune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Datuin | 73 | 8,549 | / |
| Dostum | 73 | 933 | / |
| Douton | 73 | 231 | / |
| Dautun | 73 | 202 | / |
| Datung | 73 | 106 | / |
| Dotton | 73 | 105 | / |
| Duoton | 73 | 61 | / |
| Dhatun | 73 | 17 | / |
| Datoun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dutung | 73 | 7 | / |
| Doutón | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dustun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dastun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dutgun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dethun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dothon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dotoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doyton | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dattun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duttun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dutoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dotoon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doutoum | 67 | 5,692 | / |
| Dauthun | 67 | 42 | / |
| Datutin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dethuin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dotthon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Duttung | 67 | 7 | / |
| Datuten | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dathung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duthuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Datoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doutton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dastoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhatung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douthon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dochtum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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