Doku Surname

21,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Doku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,0281:1,227198
Albania1,4191:2,054336
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
India1791:4,285,281113,539
England1731:322,07023,948
Turkey1561:498,85528,396
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Greece331:335,75147,626
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Togo91:805,3086,372
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belize11:355,4743,977
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Doku (1,878) may also be a first name.

Doku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doku (Hindi: डोकू, Marathi: डोकु, Oriya: ଡକୁ, Tibetan: རྡོ་སྐུ་) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,530th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 287,954 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Doku live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Doku is also the 175,552nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 1,878 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 22,028 people, or 1 in 1,227. Besides Ghana Doku is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Doku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Doku are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Doku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning R 260,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 58.25% more than the national average, earning $35,926,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning $40,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokku897,578/
Dokou891,473/
Dokcu89303/
Dokuš89195/
Dokui89114/
Dhoku8931/
Dooku8930/
Duoku8928/
Dokau8917/
Doiku899/
Dokhu894/
Dokeu893/
Dokuh893/
Doyku891/
Dokuu891/
Doukou80492/
Doekuu80125/
Doukeu8093/
Dotkuś8033/
Dookhu8032/
Doskus8014/
Doikou809/
Dokush809/
Dockou807/
Dokuch803/
Dhokou803/
Doshku803/
Doškus802/
Dotkus802/
Dokhou802/
Doekhu802/
Dokkui801/
Dhokku801/
Doukus801/
Dogkou801/
Dhokhu801/
Duku7531,852/
Deku7512,943/
Daku759,598/
Docu75175/
Doukhou73137/
Doskuch7353/
Dookhuu7328/
Doukkou7310/
Douckou734/
Dochkus732/
Dockhus731/
Dookout731/
Dothkus731/
Dhokaus731/
Dockeus730/
Dakou676,147/
Dukhu671,301/
Duyku67639/
Dokoe67558/
Daaku67556/
Docuz67371/
Dukku67313/
Doicu67282/
Dhuku67156/
Dakku67133/
Docus67112/
Dhaku67104/
Ducou6788/
Dukuh6786/
Dekau6776/
Dakau6766/
Dókus6744/
Dakhu6740/
Dheku6730/
Decku6729/
Dakeu6728/
Dakui6727/
Dukau6722/
Dekui6718/
Dakuy6717/
Duuku6717/
Doceu6712/
Deeku6710/
Docut6710/
Dukuy6710/
Dekuy6710/
Dukuz679/
Dókuš679/
Dauku676/
Dekeu676/
Dekku675/
Dduku675/
Dukou674/
Tduku674/
Dacou674/
Dokoo673/
Docuy673/
Degku673/
Dakuu672/
Doccu672/
Docou672/
Dukuu672/
Dukui671/
Däkau671/
Décou671/
Doscu671/
Dukeu671/
Dockault670/

Doku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doku in the Tibetan language
རྡོ་སྐུ་doku-
Doku in the Oriya language
ଡକୁdaku-
Doku in the Hindi language
डोकूdoku60
डोकुdoku40
Doku in the Marathi language
डोकुdoku50.23
डोकूdoku49.77

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