Dokau Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Dokau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Dokau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dokau (Marathi: डोकउ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dokau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dokau is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dokau are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 50 percent reside, Zamfara, where 36 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dokau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dokau in the Marathi language | ||
| डोकउ | doka'u | - |
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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 Dokau
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