Dusu Surname

107,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7741:99,8556,799
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
India6341:1,209,88248,474
Indonesia2121:623,81749,296
Romania811:247,87523,462
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Duşu (5) are calculated separately.

Dusu (2,500) may also be a first name.

Dusu Last Name Facts

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

Dusu (Hindi: दूसू, Marathi: दुसू, Oriya: ଦୁସୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Duşu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dusu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dusu is the 107,915th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,687,713 people. The last name Dusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Dusu live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dusu is also the 147,632nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,500 people.

Dusu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,774 people, or 1 in 99,855. In Nigeria Dusu is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 92 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Adamawa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Dusu Last Name Statistics demography

Dusu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duşu925/
Dushu89508/
Dussu8998/
Dhusu8983/
Duscu8962/
Dusut8936/
Dusup8936/
Dusau8932/
Dausu8928/
Duysu8922/
Dusud8920/
Dutsu8919/
Dusus8911/
Dousu8910/
Duzsu897/
Dusuh896/
Deusu894/
Dusiu894/
Dusou892/
Duusu891/
Dussud80827/
Dussau80466/
Duzsuz8065/
Dousou8041/
Dussut8019/
Dussou8012/
Duseux8011/
Dussus8010/
Dushut8010/
Dousup808/
Dusaux807/
Dausau805/
Dusaud804/
Dgousu803/
Dushou803/
Deuseu802/
Deusui802/
Duseus802/
Dausus802/
Dushui802/
Daudsu802/
Dhousu801/
Dhuseu801/
Dauseu801/
Dausuy801/
Dusseu801/
Dussup801/
Dusuph801/
Doussu801/
Duscou801/
Dusudh801/
Dusaut801/
Deussu801/
Dutshu801/
Disu759,612/
Dosu754,389/
Ducu751,068/
Duţu75735/
Duzu75101/
Duju75101/
Duxu7549/
Doussou731,206/
Dussaud73952/
Dussaux73773/
Dussaut73709/
Doussau73166/
Dussous73105/
Dusault7380/
Dussouy7367/
Dusseux7366/
Dudszus7357/
Deusseu7316/
Dussaus7312/
Dousseu7310/
Dussout739/
Dusscau732/
Dousous732/
Deussou732/
Hdussou731/
Dauseud731/
Dussoux731/
Duschau731/
Deutsuh731/
Dousgou731/
Dousoux731/
Doudsou731/
Douseus731/
Dussult730/
Dussault677,926/
Ducau67393/
Doussaud67308/
Durzu67257/
Dujeu67210/
Dutçu67179/
Dossu67165/
Duchu67150/
Dusoe67126/
Ducou6788/
Doussoux6781/
Diesu6756/
Dhisu6745/
Dudschus6736/
Duciu6736/
Dhuju6727/
Duzgu6725/
Doussous6724/
Disuu6718/
Doosu6715/
Dissu6715/
Duzcu6713/
Deusseuh6713/
Duzhu677/
Dauju674/
Duzou674/
Disui674/
Douxu674/
Dudju673/
Ducuy673/
Dujau673/
Dhosu673/
Duçau673/
Dusseult672/
Dhoussou672/
Dujou672/
Doussaut672/
Hduessou672/
Dosuj672/
Dujju671/
Dosuy671/
Dousssou671/
Douju671/
Duceu671/
Dutcu671/
Dosui671/
Daussoud671/
Dusoo671/
Deusseux671/
Dujuy671/
Dihsu671/
Dujui671/
Douddsau670/
Dussouth670/
Deutsuch670/
Dussautt670/

Dusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dusu in the Marathi language
दुसूdusu-
Dusu in the Oriya language
ଦୁସୁdusu56.58
ଦୁଶୁdusu22.37
ଦୂସୁdusu3.95
ଡୁସୁdusu3.95
ଦୁଷୁdusu3.95
ଦୂଶୁdusu1.32
ଡୁଶୁdusu1.32
ଦୁସୂdusu1.32
Dusu in the Hindi language
दूसूdusu33.33
दुसुdusu33.33
डुसुdusu33.33

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