Doust Surname

170,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Doust Surname Definition:

For the common French Doucet = Douce (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Doust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,2421:21,7363,008
England5911:94,27810,082
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Canada1231:299,55827,752
South Africa681:796,73154,178
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Doust (178) may also be a first name.

Doust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For the common French Doucet = Douce (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowse was a name represented in Freiston in 1544 and in Wrangle in 1642 (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Doust Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doust (Hindi: दौस्त) is most common in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Doust click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doust? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,377th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,880,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Doust are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Doust is also the 683,417th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 178 people.

The last name Doust is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 1,242 people, or 1 in 21,736. In Australia Doust is most common in: Western Australia, where 41 percent reside, New South Wales, where 38 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Not including Australia this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Doust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Doust has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Doust surname rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Doust surname are 0.020000000000003% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Doust earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.36% more than the national average, earning R 564,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douste9175/
Dhoust914/
D'Oust911/
Dàoust911/
Douest911/
Dost89131,982/
Dous894,053/
Dust893,155/
Dout892,466/
D'Houst834/
Dauoust831/
Doutsts831/
Doute804,186/
Douet803,912/
Doush802,497/
Douse802,315/
Doutt80863/
Douds80807/
Duste80638/
Doest80492/
Doost80350/
Duyst80309/
Daust80184/
Douss80130/
Doste80122/
Dohst80120/
Douts80117/
Deust80116/
Doudt80102/
Doult8063/
Duest8055/
Douth8026/
Dosth8013/
Doues8013/
Dgous804/
Duist804/
Dhous804/
Dusht804/
Doist803/
Duost803/
Dusst802/
Douët802/
Dosht802/
Dosst802/
Douht802/
Dostt801/
Dàous801/
Dhost801/
Dostz801/
Dosts801/
Dhout801/
Doutz800/
Dusth800/
Dou75920,092/
Dut7571,315/
Dot7512,155/
Dos759,297/
Dus755,859/
Dousse731,673/
Duijst73408/
Douthe73211/
Doutch73200/
Douths73100/
Doutte7368/
Douete7367/
Dhoest7364/
Daoues7349/
Doutse7331/
Douett7321/
Douets7315/
Doujet7315/
Dushte738/
Dhoste738/
Dhouse737/
D'Hous737/
Deiust736/
Duiset734/
Dhouet734/
Dosthe734/
Douyet734/
D'Ouse734/
Daouth734/
D'Aust733/
Doosth733/
Doutsh733/
Dhuste732/
Douias732/
Deyust732/
Dajust732/
Dayout732/
Doushe732/
Deuyst731/
Deiost731/
Dausht731/
Duoste731/
Dusthe731/
Doujat731/
Doutht731/
Doutts731/
Dousch731/
Dostch731/
Deusth731/
Douath731/
Douese731/
Dejost731/
Deuste731/
Douhte731/
Douyat731/
Dooste731/
Dotste731/
Daouet731/
Dowest730/
Daoult730/
Duestt730/
Dausth730/
Dosstt730/
Dauste730/
Doudds730/
Dutt67433,657/
Deus6787,453/
Doss6738,070/
Duot6737,905/
Dustova6715,254/
Doue6711,865/
Doğu6711,812/
Dote6711,750/
Dosh678,395/
Daus678,250/
Dose677,693/
Daut676,535/
Doud675,914/
Duut674,257/
Douh673,651/
Dhut673,537/
Duet673,156/
Doux672,944/
Duus672,941/
Duss672,575/
Duse672,547/
Dott672,338/
Dods671,887/
Does671,789/
Dodt671,712/
Duis671,501/
Dast671,285/
Dues671,210/
Dute671,120/
Doos671,068/
Dush67737/
Doot67711/
Doup67679/
Dhus67632/
Dhot67556/
Duys67513/
Duit67509/
Dhou67446/
Douy67439/
Dohs67433/
Dudt67412/
Dots67402/
Duhs67397/
Doth67392/
Dohu67388/
Douz67325/
Dosz67292/
Doit67260/
Dostova67257/
Dois67245/
Douette67237/
Doht67205/
Duos67178/
Duth67157/
Dojs67154/
Dhos67149/
Douetts67134/
Dahouet67117/
Dusz67108/
D'Hoest6769/
Duås6756/
Deut6755/
Dult6748/
Doet6737/
Doué6729/
Doutche6726/
Ddus6725/
Deustch6720/
Doutova6712/
Dostová6711/
Dousova6711/
do S6711/
Doys6710/
Dujs678/
Dhouthe677/
Douj677/
Ddos677/
Ddou676/
Dosd676/
Dutp676/
Dhoushe675/
Dusd675/
Doutsch674/
Dayoute674/
Dutd674/
Duyt674/
Deutsth673/
Dgut673/
Dgou673/
Tdus672/
D'Hoste672/
Daushte672/
Dowestt672/
Doyt672/
Dozt672/
Tdos672/
Tdou672/
Dgus672/
Hdou672/
Hdut671/
Deyhout671/
Deyoutt671/
Douyett671/
Dotd671/
Dousche671/
Dùst671/
d'Os671/
Dosx671/
Duxs671/
Deuscht671/
Doisset671/
Daihous671/
D'Ayust671/
D'House671/
Dìos671/
Dustová671/
Dhousse671/
Dousowa671/
Dostche671/
Douëtte671/
Daouess671/
Dahoues671/
Doxs671/
Doxt671/
Dusx671/
Dajoute671/
Douthtt670/
Dauhous670/

Doust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doust in the Hindi language
दौस्तdausta-

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