Dogter Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Dogter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dogter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dogter (36) may also be a first name.

Dogter Last Name Facts

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

Dogter is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dogter is the 11,742,229th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dogter occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dogter reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name Dogter is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa Dogter is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dogte911/
Dokter834,073/
Docter832,404/
Degter837/
Dockter773,265/
Doktere775/
Daugter773/
Doctear771/
Doctere771/
Doucter771/
Degtear771/
Dokhter771/
Doctert770/
Dogta7394/
Dogty733/
Dagte732/
Docte731/
Daugther7122/
Docterre7113/
Dasgteer711/
Doockter710/
Dhokte67201/
Dekter6783/
Dakter6734/
Dukter6719/
Dogtay6713/
Dacter679/
Dougty677/
Doucte672/
Dagtre671/
Dogtta671/
Daugte671/
Dougthett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dogter
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