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    The surname Doi

    A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex D000

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doi is more common than 87.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,253 people named Doi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,509.

    #20,996
    rank among US surnames
    1,253
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -17%
    change since 2000 (was #17,268)

    Who is named Doi

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    77% of people named Doi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 9.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Dois

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Melissa Doi
      American businesswoman, 9/11 victim, 1969–2001

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Doi

    Doi has the Soundex code D000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Doi?
    1,253 people in the United States had the surname Doi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Doi?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Doi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Doi?
    Melissa Doi, American businesswoman, 9/11 victim.
    Where is the surname Doi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Doi in the United States.
    Is the surname Doi getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, down 17%.