Dokera Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dokera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dokera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dokera has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Dokera reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Dokera is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Dokera is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 13 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doketra921/
Dokkera921/
Dokeray921/
Dockeray86316/
Dockerah860/
Dekera83643/
Dokara83516/
Dokora83227/
Dokeri8324/
Dokery836/
Docera834/
Dokere832/
Dokyra832/
Dakera831/
Dukera831/
Dockerhay800/
Dockery7715,869/
Dokkara77444/
Dokereh7768/
Doukeri7748/
Dakhera7740/
Dokeris7732/
Dukkera7726/
Dokeriy7713/
Doukere778/
Dhakera775/
Dookery773/
Dhukera771/
Dokaraa771/
Dokkere771/
Dokkeri771/
Dhekera771/
Doukora771/
Deekera771/
Dokgira771/
Doukeré771/
Deckera770/
Doukeris7180/
Doqueira7131/
Dockiere7119/
Dockeary7116/
Dhokiray7114/
Dhokaray7110/
Dockered719/
Dockerey716/
Dhukerai713/
Douckara711/
Dotckery711/
Dockerry711/
Dockeris711/
Dakeraja711/
Dekeirra711/
Dosckery711/
Doockery711/
Doukarai711/
Doukirat711/
Douckery711/
Dacera672,372/
Decara67953/
Dakora67893/
Dakara67374/
Decora67283/
Dokire67110/
Dokiri6794/
Dakere6755/
Dekara6752/
Dekora6738/
Dokoro6731/
Dakira6723/
Dukeri6717/
Dukery6714/
Dakeri6711/
Dukere679/
Dekero678/
Dosqueira677/
Docery675/
Dokaro674/
Docero673/
Dacora672/
Dekira672/
Dukira671/
Dakery671/
Dhackeray671/
Doukerrou671/
Docara671/
Dokiro671/
Dakero671/

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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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  • 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 Dokera
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