Docter Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Docter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Docter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0781:15,6652,380
United States8851:409,55835,670
Germany2381:338,25833,254
Israel461:186,03618,427
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
India121:63,922,115578,870
Austria111:774,13064,097
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Aruba91:11,4971,511
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Docter (547) may also be a first name.

Docter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Docter is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Docter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,824th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,031,425 people. The last name Docter occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Docter reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Docter is also the 360,211th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 547 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,078 people, or 1 in 15,665. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 35 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Docter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Docter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Docter surname increased 1,106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Docter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Docter surname are 28.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the political party.

Docter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockter923,265/
Dochter92118/
Docster926/
Doctear921/
Doctere921/
Doucter921/
Doctert920/
Docte911/
Docterre8613/
Doockter860/
Dokter834,073/
Dacter839/
Dogter832/
Doucte832/
Dojter831/
Duchter778/
Ductter776/
Doktere775/
Douctre774/
Ducther772/
Douctte772/
Dactter771/
Dokhter771/
Docta73846/
Docti735/
Dacte732/
Dogte731/
Docty731/
Duchster710/
Dachtter710/
Dhokte67201/
Dakter6734/
Dukter6719/
Dockta6715/
Dactes679/
Doctta672/
Doctui671/
Doctoy671/
Doctoa671/
Dazter671/
Deutchter670/

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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 Docter
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