Dakapa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dakapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin391:265,01522,836
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dakapa (131) may also be a first name.

Dakapa Last Name Facts

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

Dakapa has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dakapa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakapa is also the 811,108th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 131 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin Dakapa is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 92 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 3 percent reside and Zou Department, where 3 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakappa925/
Daakapa924/
Dakapai921/
Dakapat921/
Dhakappa8667/
Ddakappa861/
Dakopa83309/
Dekapa83137/
Dakapo837/
Dakapi833/
Dacapa831/
Dakape831/
Dagkapi77114/
Daskapi7720/
Dakapeh771/
Doukapa771/
Dekappa771/
Deikapa771/
Dakhape771/
Dhakape771/
Dokappa771/
Dhakapod712/
Dacapo6789/
Dekepa6781/
Dokopa6742/
Dekopa6713/
Decapa676/
Dokepa676/
Dekapo674/
Dakopo671/
Dakopi671/
Dokape671/

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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 Dakapa
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