Doka Surname
Approximately 22,152 people bear this surname
Doka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 6,720 | 1:5,582 | 819 |
| Japan | 2,506 | 1:51,015 | 4,085 |
| Nigeria | 2,302 | 1:76,952 | 5,498 |
| Niger | 1,902 | 1:10,090 | 772 |
| Albania | 1,735 | 1:1,680 | 261 |
| India | 1,037 | 1:739,697 | 33,824 |
| DR Congo | 889 | 1:83,104 | 9,543 |
| Uganda | 673 | 1:58,008 | 6,795 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Cameroon | 515 | 1:40,328 | 5,378 |
| Benin | 369 | 1:28,010 | 3,700 |
| Indonesia | 330 | 1:400,755 | 33,989 |
| United States | 294 | 1:1,232,854 | 87,287 |
| Ivory Coast | 282 | 1:81,813 | 4,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 243 | 1:63,532 | 9,554 |
| Kenya | 184 | 1:250,978 | 17,076 |
| Greece | 154 | 1:71,947 | 12,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 146 | 1:55,847 | 7,111 |
| Hungary | 141 | 1:69,619 | 7,137 |
| Ukraine | 140 | 1:325,162 | 40,914 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Slovakia | 41 | 1:130,157 | 23,900 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Kosovo | 32 | 1:58,183 | 4,249 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Dóka (1,239) are calculated separately.
Doka (5,614) may also be a first name.
Doka Demographics
Doka Political Affiliation
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Doka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Doka (Georgian: დოკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻛﻪ, Hindi: डोका, Marathi: डोका, Oriya: େଡାକା, Russian: Дока, Tibetan: དོ་ཀ་) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can occur in the variant forms: Dóka. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,405th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 328,979 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Doka live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 89,381st most frequent first name on earth, held by 5,614 people.
The surname Doka is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is carried by 6,720 people, or 1 in 5,582. Apart from Sudan this surname occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Doka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Doka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Doka last name rose 29,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Doka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Doka surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Doka surname are 24.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.59% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Doka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.6% less than the national average, earning 184,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.17% less than the national average, earning R 104,148 per year; in United States they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $50,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $49,189 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Doka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doka in the Georgian language | ||
| დოკა | doka | - |
| Doka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻛﻪ | dwkh | - |
| Doka in the Tibetan language | ||
| དོ་ཀ་ | doka | - |
| Doka in the Marathi language | ||
| डोका | doka | 98.8 |
| दोका | doka | 1.2 |
| Doka in the Hindi language | ||
| डोका | doka | 86.67 |
| डोक | doka | 13.33 |
| Doka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡାକା | edaka | 60 |
| େଦାକା | edaka | 40 |
| Doka in the Russian language | ||
| Дока | doka | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doka
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