Dou Surname

590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Dou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China907,8591:1,506142
Ivory Coast1,8401:12,5391,022
Taiwan1,5361:15,264238
Thailand1,0681:66,1418,435
Algeria1,0441:37,0036,724
Indonesia9921:133,31613,307
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
United States7531:481,35340,751
Hong Kong5761:12,735355
Singapore4491:12,267587
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Mexico3321:373,8747,633
France3241:205,00831,862
Tanzania2901:182,55715,833
Papua New Guinea2821:28,9143,296
Spain1701:275,01217,060
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Liberia1251:35,2683,284
Mauritania1151:35,6082,839
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Australia821:329,21628,102
Argentina541:791,54552,685
England511:1,092,51152,584
India451:17,045,897267,282
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Benin321:322,98825,835
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dou (3,826) may also be a first name.

Dou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭ, Hindi: दोऊ, Marathi: दोउ) is more frequently found in China than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,920 people. The surname Dou is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dou live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 113,605th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 3,826 people.

This last name is most numerous in China, where it is held by 907,859 people, or 1 in 1,506. Beside China it occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Dou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dou surname rose 3,586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dou surname are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.95% less than the national average, earning R 61,896 per year; in United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doue8611,865/
Doğu8611,812/
Doud865,914/
Dous864,053/
Douh863,651/
Doux862,944/
Dout862,466/
Doup86679/
Dhou86446/
Douy86439/
Dohu86388/
Douz86325/
Doué8629/
Douj867/
Ddou866/
Dgou863/
Tdou862/
Hdou862/
Du806,680,846/
Do801,545,230/
Douet753,912/
Douch753,003/
Doust752,530/
Doush752,497/
Douha752,389/
Dayou752,060/
Doutt75863/
Douds75807/
Douez75727/
Douja75676/
Douya75430/
Douye75407/
Douhe75252/
Douss75130/
Douts75117/
Doudt75102/
Daoue7575/
Daiou7568/
Doult7563/
Doueh7563/
Douia7560/
Douie7537/
Douji7537/
Doujy7529/
Deyou7528/
Douij7521/
Dhouh7520/
Dajou7518/
Hdoud7517/
Doujo7515/
Doues7513/
Doiau759/
Ddhou756/
Dhoud754/
Dhous754/
Douhy754/
Dauou754/
Douje754/
Doudd753/
Diouu753/
Doued753/
Hddou753/
Doudh752/
Hdouh752/
Douët752/
Déoux752/
Douée752/
Douhé752/
Douht752/
Dhouj751/
Dhouz751/
Ddouh751/
Douyo751/
Deiou751/
Dàous751/
Dhoup751/
Douéh751/
Dhohu751/
Dhout751/
Douph750/
Doutz750/
Doyau750/
Dau67183,025/
Duy67167,236/
Doi67140,806/
Doe6787,460/
Dut6771,315/
Doh6730,615/
Deu6715,250/
Duo6714,375/
Due6714,024/
Doa6712,761/
Dot6712,155/
Doo6710,001/
Dos679,297/
Dahoue675,972/
Dod675,865/
Dus675,859/
Dho675,215/
Dui673,795/
Duh673,660/
Doy673,399/
Dud673,304/
Dop672,332/
Dux672,075/
Duz671,801/
Dhu671,045/
Doz671,020/
Dohoue67927/
Ddu67728/
Doß67581/
Duu67446/
Hdouch67377/
Dup67322/
Doutch67200/
Doj67169/
Daoued67146/
Doğ67141/
Douths67100/
Duj6781/
Duç6776/
Ddo6775/
Dhouha6770/
Daoues6749/
Doï6732/
Deyouh6729/
Duß6727/
Douyez6725/
Douett6721/
Duś6715/
Duš6715/
Doujet6715/
Tdo6714/
Dgu6714/
Douggi6714/
Dào6713/
Dgo6712/
Daihou6712/
Tdu6710/
H'Doud679/
Hdo679/
Dayoud678/
Douehe678/
D'Hous677/
Hdu676/
Dão676/
Douech675/
Doujad674/
Dhoust674/
Dhouet674/
Douyet674/
Doč674/
Deheou674/
Doç674/
Dauoud673/
Douyep673/
Doutsh673/
Dhaoue672/
Douias672/
Douiad672/
Dhdouh672/
Thddou672/
Dayout672/
Doś672/
Douhie672/
Dhouya671/
Dougie671/
Dhouje671/
D'Ajou671/
D'Oust671/
Dajouh671/
Deeoud671/
Douieh671/
Doutht671/
Doutts671/
Douyee671/
Dhouia671/
Duá671/
Dịu671/
Duş671/
Doş671/
Dayouh671/
Daouhe671/
Dàoust671/
Duō671/
Duź671/
Dhhouz671/
Dhayou671/
Doudch671/
Doë671/
Doț671/
Douyat671/
Duohou671/
Dahjou671/
Daouet671/
Daoult670/
Douied670/
Douepp670/
Doudds670/

Dou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dou in the Marathi language
दोउdo'u75
दोऊdo'u25
Dou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭaldw50
ﺍﺩﻭadw25
ﺩﻭdw13.24
ﺃﺩﻭadw11.76
Dou in the Hindi language
दोऊdo'u50
दोउdo'u50

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Dou Reference & Research

Daou Family (Levant) FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Daou Family (Levant) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Dou
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