Dokotela Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dokotela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dokotela 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
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Dokotela (894) may also be a first name.

Dokotela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dokotela is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokotela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Dokotela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dokotela live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dokotela is also the 271,765th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 894 people.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 441,093. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 29 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent live and Midlands Province, where 26 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

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
Dhokotela941/
Dokotala88811/
Dokotele881/
Doketela881/
Dokotolo7590/
Dukutela755/
Dukatela753/
Dokotile753/
Docotala751/
Doukateli711/
Doukatelis672/
Duocastela671/
Dukutele631/
Dekethala592/
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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 Dokotela
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