Dokowe Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dokowe Surname User-submission:

The Dokowe surname comes from the word dokowe, a bird that lays one egg.

Dokowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
Zambia3151:50,3174,739
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dokowe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dokowe surname comes from the word dokowe, a bird that lays one egg.

- mdokowe

Dokowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dokowe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 353,216th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dokowe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Outside of Malawi Dokowe exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 31 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokower929/
Dokoe91558/
Dokow918/
Dokoye8374/
Doukoe8320/
Dokoue8310/
Dockow838/
Dokove834/
Doqkoe831/
Tdokoe831/
Dokobe831/
Dokowi831/
Dakowe831/
Dekowe831/
Dukowe831/
Doukhouwe804/
Doukoye77327/
Doukoue7718/
Dokoyee771/
Duukowe771/
Dokojie771/
Dokou731,473/
Dokie73694/
Dokey73402/
Dokoi7363/
Dukoe7357/
Dakoe7337/
Dokee7326/
Dakow7310/
Docoe736/
Dokoy735/
Dokei734/
Dokae733/
Dokeu733/
Dokea732/
Dokoa732/
Dokaw732/
Dokye731/
Doqow731/
Dokue731/
Doukouye7118/
Dokossue7112/
Dokhoyae715/
Doukouwa712/
Dohkouye711/
Doskouei711/
Doukoyei711/
Dookie673,143/
Dokoui671,116/
Doocey67600/
Doukou67492/
Dookee67292/
Dockey67180/
Dookey67161/
Dackow67133/
Dokawa67128/
Dekawe6798/
Dakoue6796/
Dokoya6795/
Doukeu6793/
Dokkie6744/
Dhokey6742/
Duokie6741/
Dukoye6726/
Doukey6721/
Doukoa6719/
Dakawe6718/
Dakoye6717/
Dohkea6715/
Dokoua6715/
Dakoje6712/
Dokube6710/
Doikou679/
Doukhouwa679/
Dokoji679/
Dookue678/
Dokoyi678/
Dokiye677/
Dockou677/
Dekewe676/
Dokoyo676/
Dokovi675/
Dokuyo674/
Doukie674/
Dhakow674/
Dokaye674/
Doykey673/
Dhokou673/
Doskei673/
Duckoe672/
Doekey672/
Doukei672/
Dokojo672/
Dakoee672/
Doukye672/
Dokhou672/
Dokoja672/
Dokhae671/
Dokhoi671/
Dhokae671/
Dockoi671/
Dockie671/
Dogkie671/
Dogkou671/
Dohkoy671/
Dokejo671/
Dokkae671/
Dokajo671/
Dokayo671/
Doukoi671/
Doukouehi671/
Doukoy671/
Dokeey671/
Dakove671/
Doskoy671/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dokowe
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