Dockel Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dockel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dockel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Döckel (8) are calculated separately.

Dockel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dockel occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Döckel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dockel live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Dockel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dockel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dockel surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Döckel948/
Doeckel9259/
Dockiel920/
Dockell920/
Dokel91485/
Docel9162/
Dockl9117/
Dockiell860/
Deckel83201/
Dokell8326/
Duckel8325/
Dackel8323/
Doekel8318/
Doukel833/
Doucel832/
Dochel831/
Dokiel831/
Docael831/
Doskel830/
Docell830/
Dokl80524/
Docl801/
Dackell7733/
Daeckel772/
Duckell772/
Hdeckel771/
Deckiel771/
Dekel733,112/
Docil731,307/
Dükel73330/
Dukel73322/
Dokil73285/
Dakel73182/
Dokyl73115/
Ducel73105/
Dökel7390/
Döckl7315/
Deckl734/
Dacel734/
Doekl731/
Doclp731/
Dokelova711/
Dachel67344/
Duchel67234/
Dekiel67226/
Dukiel67170/
Dehkel67141/
Dukkel67100/
Duzkel6722/
Dakael6718/
Dekell6713/
Dakeel6713/
Dakiel6713/
Dukell678/
Dhakel673/
Dekkel673/
Dakell673/
Dukael672/
Dokuil672/
Doquel671/
Ducell671/
Deekel671/
Daucel671/
Dackil671/
Dochil671/
Doucil671/
Dazkel671/
Dakkel671/
Daccel671/
Deukel671/
Doukil671/
Dutkel671/
Dahkel671/
Duskel670/
Doecll670/

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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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  • 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 Dockel
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