Dokona Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Dokona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dokona (74) may also be a first name.
Dokona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dokona is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokona? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,620,164th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dokona live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 74 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 230,767. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, North Region, where 27 percent are found and Centre Region, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Dokona exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Dokona
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