Dok Surname

30,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Dok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8,0031:1,935421
South Sudan5,8131:1,964387
Turkey1,1781:66,0626,231
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
India4761:1,611,48259,236
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Dók (1) are calculated separately.

Dok (2,751) may also be a first name.

Dok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dok (Arabic: دوك, Marathi: डोक, Tibetan: རྡོགས་) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Dók. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dok? popularity and diffusion

Dok is the 30,340th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 413,877 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Dok live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Dok is also the 139,345th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 2,751 people.

The last name is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 8,003 people, or 1 in 1,935. In Cambodia Dok is most common in: Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent live, Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent live and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 33 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Dok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dok has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dok surname increased 918 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dok last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dok earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning 324,609 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $43,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dók891/
Doke8634,325/
Dhok8610,476/
Dock863,153/
Douk861,247/
Doek86992/
Dokh86486/
Dook86242/
Dohk86145/
Dokk8674/
Duok8635/
Hdok8625/
Doik868/
Doyk867/
Dgok864/
Dojk863/
Dokz862/
Dozk861/
Došk861/
Doqk861/
Dotk861/
Dokx861/
Dhoke7526,589/
Dokhe753,130/
Douke75701/
Doksh75427/
Doukh75188/
Doick75181/
Dooke75134/
Docke7588/
Dhoik7578/
Dhock7576/
Dokke7562/
Dhokh7553/
Douck7533/
Doike7530/
Doske7529/
Tdoke7527/
Dodkh7518/
Dohuk7516/
Doszk755/
Hdock754/
Dhokk753/
Dotke753/
Dhook753/
Doyke752/
Duoke752/
Dookh752/
Duock751/
Doddk751/
Dgock751/
Doßke751/
Dhouk750/
Dak6796,919/
Duk6715,287/
Dog674,390/
Dox67804/
Dokova67724/
Doc67190/
Dük67188/
Doucke67173/
Doq67154/
Dhokhe6760/
Ddoukh6732/
Doková6717/
Dottke6712/
Dosske6711/
Doschk6710/
Dhoskë679/
Dookch679/
Dooksh679/
Dhooke673/
Dokgue673/
Dhouke672/
Doukhe671/
Doukht671/
Dhoske671/
Dokhth671/
Dothke671/
Dhotke671/
Dhouck671/
Dhoike671/
Dhokke671/
Dookhe671/
Hddock670/

Dok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dok in the Marathi language
डोकdoka98.62
Dok in the Tibetan language
རྡོགས་dok50
དོག་dok50
Dok in the Arabic language
دوكdwk-

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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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  • 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 Dok
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