Dokaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Dokaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Dokaya (7) may also be a first name.
Dokaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dokaya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dokaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Dokaya live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Dokaya is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Dokaya is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo Dokaya exists in one country. It is also found in Syria, where 20 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dokaya
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