Donkoh Surname

28,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Donkoh Surname User-submission:

The Despotides surname refers to religion. In Greek language despotis is the name of a higher type of priest, higher in hierarchy. The ending -idis is used in surnames who are from the Pontos area.

Donkoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana18,8421:1,434239
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England661:844,21344,691
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Benin201:516,78033,864
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Donkoh (465) may also be a first name.

Donkoh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Despotides surname refers to religion. In Greek language despotis is the name of a higher type of priest, higher in hierarchy. The ending -idis is used in surnames who are from the Pontos area.

- maameyaa

Donkoh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donkoh has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donkoh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,119th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 381,168 people. The surname Donkoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Donkoh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 465 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 18,842 people, or 1 in 1,434. Not including Ghana Donkoh is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Donkoh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Donkoh last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Donkoh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.44% less than the national average, earning R 70,248 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.99% less than the national average, earning $26,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongkoh921/
Donkoch921/
Donko913,275/
Donkou83211/
Dongko8380/
Donkho8316/
Donkoa8310/
Donkoo8310/
Dounko835/
Donkod835/
Domkoh832/
Donkot832/
Donkoy832/
Donnko832/
Donkha831/
Donkop831/
Donkuo831/
Dosenko77521/
Docenko77304/
Doyneko7799/
Doineko7738/
Dounkou7735/
Dotenko7721/
Donkhot7718/
Dankosh778/
Dongkoy776/
Dongkou771/
Dosinko771/
Domnkos771/
Danko7320,732/
Donka735,970/
Donkó73692/
Donco7334/
Donkô731/
Doungkot7185/
Dochenko7139/
Dossenko7115/
Doisenko712/
Dankoush711/
Dounkous711/
Doungkha711/
Dankha67376/
Dongco67232/
Dankou67211/
Dangko67135/
Donkeu67132/
Dounka67112/
Doichenko6739/
Doncos6734/
Doschenko6731/
Doncoy6731/
Dongka6727/
Dankoz6721/
Dankoo6718/
Dhonka6717/
Doncah6714/
Dankah6714/
Dankoš6713/
Donkaa6712/
Doinka6710/
Donkaş6710/
Dankoutch679/
Domkos679/
Douchenko676/
Damkoh676/
Dhanko674/
Dankoa674/
Dankoy674/
Dankho674/
Dankuo673/
Dan'ko672/
Damnko671/
Dancko671/
Dankop671/
Donkka671/
Doungkhot671/
Deunko671/
Doncoo671/
Domkoj671/

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