Doktor Surname

117,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Hungary

Doktor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doktor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7881:48,2347,610
United States6251:579,93447,474
Hungary5841:16,8091,906
Ukraine4611:98,74814,150
Denmark2661:21,2212,134
Germany2581:312,03731,593
Czechia1701:62,55010,463
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Slovakia1331:40,1247,469
Turkey901:864,68241,266
Israel621:138,02614,788
Canada441:837,40065,151
France301:2,214,091176,965
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Austria161:532,21549,801
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Doktór (844) are calculated separately.

Doktor (2,444) may also be a first name.

Doktor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doktor is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Doktór. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doktor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,534th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,860,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Doktor are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 28 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Doktor is also the 149,710th most common given name on earth It is held by 2,444 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 788 people, or 1 in 48,234. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Hungary, where 15 percent live.

Doktor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Doktor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Doktor last name grew 7,813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doktor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Doktor last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Doktor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.53% less than the national average, earning R 108,060 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doktór94844/
Docktor92379/
Doktore9228/
Dokhtor9225/
Doctor8319,609/
Doktar83290/
Doktur83154/
Dektor8386/
Daktor8310/
Doktár834/
Doqtor832/
Duktor832/
Dogtor831/
Doktorova801,463/
Doktorová80297/
Doctore7764/
Decktor7749/
Doktare7715/
Dokhtur774/
Doctorr772/
Dokhtar771/
Doctour771/
Doctoor771/
Doktaur771/
Docttor771/
Dokhtorova752/
Dukhtour711/
Daktar67732/
Doctar67201/
Ductor67130/
Duktur6738/
Dektar6723/
Dactor6720/
Doctorova6715/
Duckthore671/
Duktorova671/
Doctur671/
Dokturova671/

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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 Doktor
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