Dooka Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Dooka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dooka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Japan2121:603,03915,894
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dooka (12) may also be a first name.

Dooka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dooka (Hindi: दूका) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dooka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 569,728th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Dooka reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dooka is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

The surname Dooka is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Dooka is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 74 percent reside, North West, where 12 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 38 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Dooka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dooka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dooka surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dooka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dooka surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Dooka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning R 200,976 per year and in United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dootka916/
Dhooka911/
Dookah911/
Dookka911/
Dookaa911/
Dookha911/
Dookat911/
Doka8922,152/
Dookhoa8368/
Doodkha831/
Dookooa831/
Douka808,047/
Dokka805,966/
Dhoka802,120/
Dokaj80572/
Dojka80475/
Dokai80367/
Dokay80326/
Dooky80249/
Dooke80134/
Dooki80111/
Dogka8090/
Doyka8070/
Dokha8069/
Doika8053/
Doeka8048/
Dokah8045/
Dokau8017/
Dooko8017/
Docoa807/
Dokga804/
Dohka803/
Dokea802/
Dokoa802/
Dokać801/
Dokca801/
Dokaa801/
Dokap801/
Dookheea77254/
Dookhooa772/
Doodkhah771/
Dookie733,143/
Dookhy73973/
Dhokai73424/
Dookhi73379/
Doukha73325/
Dhokay73296/
Dookee73292/
Dookoo73272/
Dookey73161/
Dhooky7380/
Dhoska7377/
Doikas7353/
Doikay7343/
Doukay7324/
Dokaha7321/
Doukoa7319/
Doukka7318/
Dhokha7317/
Dohkea7315/
Dhooki7313/
Doukai7311/
Duokai7310/
Dougka7310/
Doudka737/
Dokaya735/
Dhokka734/
Dokkaa734/
Doekai734/
Dokapp733/
Dokkay733/
Dockat733/
Dhooke733/
Dookoh733/
Doutka732/
Dakooa732/
Doukah732/
Doukga732/
Dockah732/
Dokkai731/
Dokkha731/
Dhokaa731/
Doskay731/
Dookhe731/
Dookes731/
Dockay731/
Dogkai731/
Dockai731/
Dockga731/
Dokkah731/
Doocko731/
Dhoika731/
Doukaa731/
Doukad731/
Doukaz731/
Doukaï731/
Dockka730/
Dhookheea714/
Daka67166,550/
Doke6734,325/
Duka6723,999/
Doko6723,875/
Doki675,539/
Doca672,422/
Dóka671,239/
Dookhee671,059/
Dhoikay67809/
Doskach67791/
Doco67615/
Dookhoo67512/
Dookhit67454/
Dookhie67331/
Douskas67154/
Dhookie67103/
Doky67100/
Doukaha6765/
Dhookit6758/
Dookith6758/
Dhookee6754/
Doukhah6743/
Doukaya6731/
Dookkoo6715/
Doschka6713/
Dhookoo678/
Dhookhy672/
Doskacz672/
Doukgai672/
Dockhap671/
Dokhait671/
Dokkaid671/
Dhokhai671/
Dookout671/
Doosker671/
Douskay671/
Duokeah671/
Doekhai671/
Doohkit671/
Dūka671/
Dhoikai671/
Dhokaid671/
Dhokaih671/
Dhokais671/
Dhokaus671/
Dhooski671/
Doukahe671/
Doukkai671/
Dookhey671/
Doqa671/
Doocker671/
Dougkat671/

Dooka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dooka in the Hindi language
दूकाduka-

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