Dokens Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dokens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium171:676,27358,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dokens Last Name Facts

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

Dokens is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dokens live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Dokens is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 676,273. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 76 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockens92450/
Dookens9252/
Doekens922/
Doykens920/
Dokkens920/
Dekens832,467/
Dakens8338/
Dukens8325/
Dokins8319/
Doknæs8319/
Docens832/
Dockins772,591/
Dodkins77434/
Deekens77189/
Duckens7781/
Doskins7718/
Deckens778/
Doykins776/
Doekins772/
Dookins771/
Doškins771/
Dekensh771/
Dookems771/
Daskens770/
Doukins770/
Daukens770/
Dackens770/
Dakns731/
Dockkins710/
Dakins67472/
Dekins6716/
Dakyns6713/
Ducens678/
Dukins675/
Dukems672/
Dhekns671/
Dhouchens671/

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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
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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 Dokens
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