Douke Surname
Approximately 701 people bear this surname
Douke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 390 | 1:49,210 | 2,476 |
| Senegal | 235 | 1:62,040 | 869 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Douké (20) & Doukè (1) are calculated separately.
Douke (115) may also be a first name.
Douke Demographics
Douke Political Affiliation
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Douke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Douke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻛﻲ, Marathi: दोउके) is found most frequently in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms: Douké or Doukè. Click here for other possible spellings of Douke.
How Common Is The Last Name Douke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Douke is the 476,893rd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Douke reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Douke is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 115 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 49,210. In Niger Douke is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 69 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 18 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Douke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Douke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Douke last name grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Douke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Douke surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
Douke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $53,492 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douke in the Marathi language | ||
| दोउके | do'uke | - |
| Douke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻛﻲ | dwky | 37.5 |
| ﺩﻭﻛﻰ | dwky | 37.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻙ | aldwk | 12.5 |
| ﺩﻛﻰ | dky | 12.5 |
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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 Douke
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