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Around the world, Dous (Daus
, Tuz
, Dous
) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female first name. The forename Dous is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Brunei, where it is quite a common male name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine name, and Malaysia, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Algeria. More prevalently, Dous is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Daus | Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, United States, Germany |
| Tuz | Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia, United States, Germany |
| Dous | Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Algeria, Germany |
| Дусь | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Dous is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tuz , the Linux mascot in the form of a Tasmanian Devil.