Duša Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Duša Surname User-submission:

The surname Duša means 'soul' in Slovenian language.

Duša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1481:16,8093,906
Slovakia711:75,16114,596
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Dusa (6,915), Duşa (103), Dūša (1), Dúsa (1), Dusá (1) & Duşă (1) are calculated separately.

Duša (107) may also be a first name.

Duša Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Duša means 'soul' in Slovenian language.

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Duša Last Name Facts

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

Duša occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dusa, Duşa, Dūša, Dúsa, Dusá or Duşă. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duša? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Duša reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Duša is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 107 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 16,809. In Slovenia Duša is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 71 percent are found, Gorizia, where 15 percent are found and Drava, where 7 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 23 percent are found and Czechia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dusa926,915/
Duşa92103/
Dūša921/
Douša89750/
Dušaj8929/
Dúsa831/
Dusá831/
Duşă831/
Duza751,106/
Dóša75112/
Doša75108/
Duši7572/
Duxa7545/
Dußa7515/
Duţa755/
Duča755/
Dušo751/
Duše751/
Dušaová731/
Dusad6721,611/
Dusza677,295/
Dussa674,292/
Dousa673,895/
Dusha671,880/
Dhusa67923/
Ducha67844/
Douza67706/
Deusa67670/
Dušić67551/
Dausa67396/
Ducza67218/
Dušič67171/
Dusaj67159/
Dučai67141/
Dusay67118/
Dusai67103/
Dutsa6785/
Deuza6782/
Dusat6769/
Dučay6764/
Dhuza6758/
Duiza6739/
Dučaj6734/
Dusau6732/
Duisa6729/
Dusea6726/
Duxha6724/
Dusia6723/
Ducia6712/
Dauça6712/
Dusas6712/
Dauza6711/
Duusa6710/
Dušej679/
Dusaa679/
Dusoa677/
Duçaj676/
Dußat676/
Ducea675/
Dusah674/
Duzea674/
Duzai673/
Duçau673/
Duhsa672/
Dujza671/
Douše671/
Duzéa671/
Duzay671/

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