Dokata Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Dokata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Dokata (816) may also be a first name.

Dokata Last Name Facts

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

Dokata (Oriya: େଦାକତା) is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Dokata is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dokata reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dokata is also the 286,135th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 816 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 88 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 44 percent live and Bulgaria, where 4 percent live.

Dokata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doukata9228/
Dokatha9213/
Dhokata921/
Dokatah921/
Dockata920/
Dokathah861/
Dokota83630/
Dakata83116/
Doketa8322/
Dukata8322/
Dekata839/
Dokate835/
Dokati832/
Dhokate771,690/
Dakkata77737/
Dekkata77224/
Dakaita7710/
Dokkati779/
Dhokati778/
Docasta778/
Doukate776/
Doskato776/
Dekatay775/
Dhakata775/
Dekatha774/
Dokatis772/
Dokotah771/
Dokhate771/
Dakatha771/
Dekatai771/
Dokotaa771/
Dakataj771/
Dakatad771/
Dakatai771/
Douskati71136/
Dakkatha7167/
Dekkatha7147/
Dookheta715/
Dhakatah713/
Dhakatad713/
Dhakkata713/
Dhokathe713/
Dhokhate712/
Dakateau712/
Doukatos711/
Dokhater711/
Dukkatha711/
Dhakatai711/
Dekkatta711/
Dakhatay711/
Dhokatod711/
Dhakatau711/
Dakota67403/
Dukate67297/
Decota67271/
Dokoto67164/
Dukati67112/
Decata6785/
Dakate6785/
Dakati6785/
Dacota6726/
Dokote6719/
Dukato677/
Deketa676/
Daketa675/
Dookheeta674/
Docati673/
Dekato673/
Dhakkatha673/
Ducata672/
Docota672/
Dacata672/
Docaty671/
Dekota671/
Dakato671/
Ducota671/
Docate671/
Docato671/
Dockaitis671/
Doketo671/
Dhakataai671/
Dhakataid671/
Dhakatais671/

Dokata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dokata in the Oriya language
େଦାକତାedakata-

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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 Dokata
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