Dokoshi Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Dokoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6171:207,2039,169
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dokoshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dokoshi is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dokoshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokoshi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 525,029th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Dokoshi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dokoshi reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Dokoshi is most common in Japan, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 207,203. In Japan it is mostly found in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 24 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Beside Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Dokoshi
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