Dakodo Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Dakodo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 753 | 1:13,726 | 1,872 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Dakodo (16) may also be a first name.
Dakodo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakodo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dakodo has its highest incidence in Benin. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakodo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 450,362nd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. Dakodo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakodo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakodo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 13,726. In Benin Dakodo is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 79 percent are found, Zou Department, where 7 percent are found and Mono Department, where 6 percent are found. Besides Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Dakodo
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