Docas Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Docas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Docas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Docas (17,534) may also be a first name.

Docas Last Name Facts

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

Docas occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Docas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,048,281st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. Docas is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Docas reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Docas is also the 41,587th most common first name globally It is held by 17,534 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 11 percent reside, Adamawa, where 10 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Docas occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Docas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Docas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Docas Last Name Statistics demography

Docas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doucas91266/
Doscas9178/
Docase919/
Docash918/
Dokcas917/
Docass914/
Dockas913/
Doicas912/
Duocas911/
Doca892,422/
Douckas8310/
Dougcas832/
Docasse831/
Ducas801,948/
Docca80616/
Dacas80475/
Dosca80451/
Dokas80425/
Decas80380/
D'Oca80308/
Docea80294/
Docos80228/
Dojas80193/
Doica80116/
Docat8076/
Docaj8033/
Dogca8020/
Dosas809/
Dhoca808/
Docoa807/
Docay804/
Dozas802/
Doqas801/
Docah801/
Docga801/
Dokca801/
Décas801/
Doukas735,297/
Dozias73297/
Ducase73107/
Ducass73103/
Dogkas73103/
Dogias7373/
Dutcas7358/
Doykas7354/
Doikas7353/
Duscas7352/
Dokash7348/
Deckas7340/
Dotsas7334/
Douzas7327/
Docous7316/
Duccas7315/
Duchas7311/
Dackas739/
Dochos737/
Dokase737/
Dojasz735/
Dhokas734/
Dotcos734/
Doscaș734/
Daucas734/
Dockat733/
Dacasd733/
Ducast732/
Duckas732/
Dockah732/
Doccaa731/
Dachas731/
Dascas731/
Decass731/
Doucat731/
Dockay731/
Daccas731/
Dacais731/
Dockai731/
Dockga731/
Doisca731/
Dokaus731/
Dacias731/
Dhosas731/
Dozais731/
Dugcas731/
Ducats731/
Duocai731/
Doucai731/
Docose730/
Decaus730/
Dockka730/
Doka6722,152/
Ducasse6712,849/
Daca673,074/
Doco67615/
Douskas67154/
Dougias6787/
Doutsas6747/
Dougkas6745/
Douceau6743/
Dusckas6740/
Doschka6713/
Dotsias678/
Docă674/
Daccash673/
Douzats673/
Dóca673/
Dauchas673/
Dokasse673/
Duccase672/
Dokashe672/
Dockhap671/
Dokgais671/
Dugcase671/
Doucaud671/
Doiscat671/
Dhokais671/
Dhokaus671/
Dachass671/
Doqa671/
Duchase671/
Docosse671/
Duckais670/
Dutchas670/
Ducaise670/
Dockeus670/

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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
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  • 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 Docas
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