Dokwani Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dokwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2141:72,14110,697
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dokwani Last Name Facts

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

Dokwani is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokwani? popularity and diffusion

Dokwani is the 1,085,744th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dokwani live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dokwani is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 72,141. In Zimbabwe Dokwani is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhokwani93214/
Dokwana86113/
Dakwani8648/
Dokwane8610/
Dukwani866/
Dogwani861/
Dokweni861/
Dhokwane8014/
Dankwani805/
Dakhwani804/
Doukwana801/
Dankwangi7510/
Dankwanni751/
Dukwana71345/
Dakwana71331/
Dugwani7110/
Dakwane714/
Dakuani713/
Dukwane711/
Dakweni711/
Dogwane711/
Duugwani6712/
Dhakweni674/
Dunkwane671/
Dagwanai671/
Tdakwana671/
Dankuani671/

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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
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  • 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 Dokwani
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