Dokopa Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Dokopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dokopa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dokopa (13) may also be a first name.

Dokopa Last Name Facts

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

Dokopa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokopa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Dokopa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Dokopa reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 46 percent reside, Hela, where 27 percent reside and National Capital District, where 27 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakopa83309/
Dokope8382/
Dekopa8313/
Dokepa836/
Dokopi831/
Dokappa771/
Doukapa771/
Dukapa67170/
Dekapa67137/
Dekepa6781/
Dakapa6740/
Dukopo675/
Dokape671/
Dakopi671/
Decopa671/
Dakopo671/
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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 Dokopa
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