Doctar Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Doctar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doctar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
India121:63,922,115578,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Doctar (266) may also be a first name.

Doctar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doctar (Hindi: डाक्टर, Marathi: डॉक्टर, Oriya: ଡାକ୍ତର) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Doctar.

How Common Is The Last Name Doctar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Doctar occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Doctar reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Doctar is also the 545,281st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 266 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 114,746. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 73 percent live, North Region, where 15 percent live and Northwest Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Doctar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doctar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doctar last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doctare922/
Doctear921/
Doctard921/
Doctaur921/
Docthard861/
Doctor8319,609/
Doktar83290/
Dactar8358/
Docktor77379/
Dachtar77187/
Doctore7764/
Doktare7715/
Dochtor779/
Doctorr772/
Doctour771/
Doctoor771/
Doktaur771/
Dokhtar771/
Docttor771/
Doktor673,917/
Doktór67844/
Daktar67732/
Ductor67130/
Dactor6720/
Doctorova6715/
Doktár674/
Daqtar673/
Doqtor672/
Dogtor671/
Dougthard670/

Doctar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doctar in the Hindi language
डाक्टरdaktara-
Doctar in the Oriya language
ଡାକ୍ତରdaktara50
ଡକ୍ଟରdaktara50
Doctar in the Marathi language
डॉक्टरdoktara50
टरtara50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doctar
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