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 surname Dakodo occurs most in Benin. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakodo? popularity and diffusion
Dakodo is the 450,362nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakodo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 13,726. In Benin Dakodo is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 79 percent reside, Zou Department, where 7 percent reside and Mono Department, where 6 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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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