Dovossi Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Dovossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 241 | 1:42,886 | 5,494 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Dovossi (26) may also be a first name.
Dovossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dovossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dovossi is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dovossi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dovossi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
The surname Dovossi is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 42,886. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 92 percent reside, Collines Department, where 6 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Benin Dovossi occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dovoessi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Davossi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dovessi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Devoessi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dobosi | 77 | 661 | / |
| Dovasi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Devosi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Davosi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dovhoshei | 75 | 188 | / |
| Dovhoshyi | 75 | 20 | / |
| Dovgoshiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dahavossi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dobossy | 71 | 143 | / |
| Devosse | 71 | 105 | / |
| Devassi | 71 | 83 | / |
| Devessi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Davossa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Davassi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Dobosie | 71 | 12 | / |
| Dabossi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dobosit | 71 | 8 | / |
| Davoisi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dobassi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dowosei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Devosie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhovesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Devoshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daboussi | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| D'Avossa | 67 | 63 | / |
| Devassie | 67 | 24 | / |
| Doubousi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daavossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahvossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawoussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doobaasi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dovossi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis