Doken Surname

323,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Doken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0301:124,1216,863
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Döken (416) are calculated separately.

Doken (222) may also be a first name.

Doken Last Name Facts

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

Doken (Marathi: डोक, Russian: Докен) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Döken. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Doken is the 323,810th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,331,491 people. Doken occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Doken reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Doken is also the 605,116th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 222 people.

The surname Doken is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,030 people, or 1 in 124,121. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 54 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Doken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doken last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Döken93416/
Dokken912,226/
Docken911,020/
Dokcen91347/
Dooken9130/
Dhoken9117/
Doeken9117/
Dokend914/
Dokien912/
Doiken912/
Douken911/
Dokoen911/
Dokn891/
Doikaen8314/
Doukeng8313/
Dokkeng835/
Dockcen833/
Dockken831/
Dookeen831/
Dockend830/
Deken801,087/
Dokin80779/
Duken80553/
Daken80438/
Dokyn8033/
Docen8030/
Dokne8011/
Dokem806/
Dokng801/
Dokenova7733/
Dockienė779/
Dakeen732,529/
Deeken732,140/
Dokina73677/
Decken73463/
Dhokne73281/
Decoen73206/
Dekien73189/
Doykin73178/
Doucen73144/
Dauken7383/
Dacken7381/
Ducken7378/
Dochen7371/
Doskin7370/
Dakken7362/
Dakien7341/
Dokyna7341/
Doikin7334/
Dekken7323/
Dockin7319/
Dhaken7317/
Doskyn7315/
Dukuen7314/
Doekin7311/
Dokkin7310/
Doçkin734/
Dutken733/
Doqkin733/
Daaken733/
Dokkem733/
Doikyn733/
Dodkyn733/
Doukin732/
Dokuin732/
Dakoen732/
Dogkem732/
Dokhne731/
Dozkin731/
Dockem731/
Dukken731/
Duiken731/
Dokgin731/
Dehken731/
Dekoen731/
Dekuen731/
Doukem731/
Doukne731/
Dekenn731/
Dotkyn731/
Dookin730/
Dochkin67319/
Deecken67205/
Doykina67115/
Dochkyn6743/
Doiking6728/
Duisken6724/
Dooskin6716/
Dekuehn6714/
Doukina6714/
Doudkin6712/
Doshkin6712/
Dockgne6710/
Dahaken677/
Dhokina674/
Dockind674/
Douchen674/
Dhakenc673/
Dokkina673/
Deekien673/
Deccken673/
Dekn672/
Dockina672/
Duoskin672/
Dekienė672/
Decn672/
Doutkin671/
Dhakaen671/
Dackeen671/
Dugcken671/
Doqkina671/
Dootkin671/
Doykkin671/
Dooking671/
Decoenn671/
Dakn671/
Dukienė671/
Doodkin671/
Doshkyn671/
Douckin671/
Duochen671/
Dohkyna671/
Docn671/
Dackent670/

Doken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doken in the Marathi language
डोकdoka-
Doken in the Russian language
Докенdoken-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doken
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