Dooknie Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Dooknie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dooknie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana31:254,07411,262
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dooknie (24) may also be a first name.

Dooknie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dooknie is most common in Guyana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dooknie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dooknie reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most widespread in Guyana, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 254,074. In Guyana it is most numerous in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 33 percent live, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 33 percent live and Mahaica-Berbice, where 33 percent live. Aside from Guyana this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dookni921/
Dookhni867/
Dokgnie861/
Dokne8311/
Dokni836/
Dhooknee801/
Dhokne77281/
Dookna7748/
Doknes7729/
Doukni776/
Dokneh772/
Doukne771/
Doknae771/
Dokney771/
Dokhne771/
Dockner71138/
Dockney7152/
Dokniya7124/
Dockgne7110/
Dokhner718/
Dokgnet711/
Doukhni711/
Dokknes711/
Dooknaa711/
Dookhna711/
Dukhnie711/
Docknis711/
Dakni67902/
Dakne6765/
Dokna6724/
Dokhnich675/
Doukhnai674/
Doqne671/
Dokny671/
Doukniya671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dooknie
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