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Where Does The Last Name Doe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Doe (Marathi: डोफ़े, Tibetan: རྡོ་རྡོ།) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Doé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Doe is the 6,451^st most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,324 people. The last name Doe is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Doe are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 102,986^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 4,470 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 35,121 people, or 1 in 769. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 160 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Doe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Doe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doe surname expanded 826 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 687 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Doe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Doe surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Doe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.71% more than the national average, earning R 370,020 per year; in United States they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $41,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,564 CAD per year.