Duker Surname

99,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Duker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,6021:7,5021,010
United States6011:603,09349,067
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
England901:619,09036,665
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bhutan51:123,208891
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Düker (1,189) are calculated separately.

Duker (44) may also be a first name.

Duker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duker (Arabic: دوكر, Marathi: डुकेर, Russian: Дукер, Tibetan: འབྲུག་དཀར།) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may occur as: Düker. Click here to see other potential spellings of Duker.

How Common Is The Last Name Duker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Duker is the 99,113th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,524,910 people. The last name Duker occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Duker are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Duker is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 3,602 people, or 1 in 7,502. Apart from Ghana Duker occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Duker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duker last name grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Duker surname are 0.70999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.61% more than the national average, earning $53,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning $54,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düker931,189/
Duiker914,640/
Ducker914,508/
Dueker91660/
Dukker91479/
Deuker91454/
Duyker91154/
Dhuker9179/
Dukere919/
Douker917/
Dukher913/
Dauker913/
Dutker910/
Duecker83706/
Duijker83163/
Deucker83143/
Daukere8352/
Duysker8327/
Deusker8315/
Doukere838/
Duicker834/
Deukert832/
Dukkert832/
Dushker832/
Dudtker831/
Daukier831/
Duucker831/
Duckier831/
Deukker830/
Duscker830/
Diker809,699/
Dukre801,651/
Doker80201/
Ducer80106/
Dukir801/
Duijcker771/
Dhausker771/
Dukerova771/
Deuckert771/
Dauscker771/
Duijsker771/
Dauckert770/
Dukehert770/
Dicker737,259/
Ducher732,577/
Dieker731,927/
Dücker731,693/
Docker731,670/
Dhukre73985/
Dikker73550/
Doeker73178/
Dukire73165/
Dokker73109/
Dooker7374/
Digker7364/
Doukre7348/
Dhoker7347/
Dokier7333/
Doukir7327/
Duccer7324/
Dükert7322/
Dikeir735/
Duquer734/
Dokear733/
Doucer733/
Dikier731/
Dukuir731/
Duikir731/
Daucer731/
Dikear731/
Dukhre731/
Dukair731/
Duckir730/
Dukirt730/
Deucher671,173/
Daucher67547/
D'Hoker67490/
Diecker67119/
Doucher67113/
Dockier6780/
Daukire6724/
Dückert6723/
Doekker6716/
Docquer6712/
Duekjær676/
Doocker671/
Duquier671/
Dickerr671/
Dugcher671/
Dukkire671/
Douckre671/
Doecker671/
Doukair671/
Dockeer670/

Duker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duker in the Tibetan language
འབྲུག་དཀར།drukkar-
Duker in the Marathi language
डुकेरdukera80
डूकेरdukera20
Duker in the Russian language
Дукерduker-
Duker in the Arabic language
دوكرdwkr-

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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 Duker
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