Dokani Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Dokani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 211 | 1:363,898 | 24,031 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Syria | 27 | 1:714,853 | 5,897 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dokani (118) may also be a first name.
Dokani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dokani (Hindi: दोकनी, Marathi: डोकानी, Oriya: େଦାକାନୀ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 707,442nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name Dokani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Dokani are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dokani is also the 859,937th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 118 people.
Dokani is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 363,898. In Iran Dokani is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 30 percent live, Tehran Province, where 21 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent live and Syria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dokani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dokani in the Hindi language | ||
| दोकनी | dokani | - |
| Dokani in the Marathi language | ||
| डोकानी | dokani | - |
| Dokani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାକାନୀ | edakani | 50 |
| େଦାକାନି | edakani | 50 |
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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 Dokani
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