Dokter Surname

113,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dokter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4411:6,918795
United States4231:856,87765,220
Belgium2651:43,3847,087
Austria2331:36,5475,912
Germany2201:365,93434,941
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dokter (222) may also be a first name.

Dokter Last Name Facts

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

Dokter (Russian: Доктер) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dokter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokter? popularity and diffusion

Dokter is the 113,569th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,789,233 people. Dokter is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Dokter are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dokter is also the 605,116th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 222 people.

Dokter is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,441 people, or 1 in 6,918. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 21 percent are found, Overijssel, where 16 percent are found and Drenthe, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Dokter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dokter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dokter last name rose 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dokter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dokter surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Dokter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning R 198,864 per year; in United States they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $52,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockter923,265/
Doktere925/
Dokhter921/
Doockter860/
Docter832,404/
Dekter8383/
Dakter8334/
Dukter8319/
Dogter832/
Deckter7777/
Daktere7740/
Dakhter7712/
Dekhter778/
Dukhter772/
Doctear771/
Doctere771/
Doucter771/
Doctert770/
Docterre7113/
Dacter679/
Degter677/
Duktre671/
Doktirova671/
Ductter626/
Douctre624/
Daugter623/
Ducther622/
Dactter621/
Dectear621/
Degtear621/
Ducktre620/
Daugther5722/
Dasgteer571/
Daqterova531/
Dagtre501/

Dokter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dokter in the Russian language
Доктерdokter-

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Footnotes

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