Dakaou Surname
Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname
Dakaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,239 | 1:15,490 | 1,030 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Dakaou (129) may also be a first name.
Dakaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dakaou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dakaou.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakaou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 300,866th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,770,028 people. Dakaou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakaou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dakaou is also the 818,356th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 129 people.
Dakaou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 1,239 people, or 1 in 15,490. In Niger it is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 74 percent live, Maradi Region, where 8 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 8 percent live. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakahou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dackaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Daikaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakao | 91 | 147 | / |
| Dakouo | 83 | 29,275 | / |
| Dakoju | 83 | 1,019 | / |
| Dakoua | 83 | 268 | / |
| Dokaou | 83 | 197 | / |
| Daikao | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dakoau | 83 | 4 | / |
| Daka'o | 83 | 4 | / |
| Daakao | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dakhao | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daykao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakuou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dhakao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakaho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakoou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dackouo | 77 | 5,378 | / |
| Daakoju | 77 | 36 | / |
| Dakouya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dhakoju | 77 | 18 | / |
| Dakaiyo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dakhaoe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dakkoju | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dakhoju | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dakhoua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doukaou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dakouyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakaowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakouio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dackoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ddakoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakooju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daskoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakoa | 73 | 361 | / |
| Dacao | 73 | 239 | / |
| Dokao | 73 | 75 | / |
| Daskouie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dakouaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dakgouia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daakoaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daicao | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dokoua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dokoju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Daqaoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Daqoua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dacaoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dakooa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dokouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dacoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhakatayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Datkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakoea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokaho | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dakaou
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