Dakosa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dakosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dakosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakosa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dakosa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Dakosa is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dakosa reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dakosa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Dakosa is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Edo, where 25 percent live and Ogun, where 25 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Dakosa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakossa926/
Dakosat924/
Dakosha921/
Dakosah921/
Dakoussa8622/
Dakosaid861/
Dekosa83459/
Dakasa8375/
Dakoza8353/
Dakose8328/
Dokosa8312/
Dakoja836/
Dakusa834/
Dacosa834/
Dakosi833/
Dakesa831/
Dahkoshay8017/
Dakossi77909/
Dokossa7764/
Dakasha7738/
Dakassa778/
Dakotsi773/
Dacosia773/
Dakoseh772/
Dekossa772/
Dakosso772/
Dacosay771/
Dacossa771/
Dacosca771/
Dakasah771/
Dakatsa771/
Dokosoa771/
Deacosa771/
Dakozaa771/
Dakasay771/
Dakouse771/
Dakosse771/
Dakossy771/
Dekoysa771/
Tdakoso771/
Dhakasa771/
Dakesha770/
Dhakesha716/
Dakhasha715/
Daikoshi715/
Dakozios712/
Dahkoseh711/
Dakoussi711/
Deakosso711/
Dakoiseh711/
Dokosi671,186/
Decasa671,095/
Dakuse67952/
Dokoza67415/
Dakasi67269/
Dacasa67257/
Dekesa67201/
Dokasa6756/
Decosa6746/
Dacosi6741/
Dokoso6735/
Dakeza6734/
Dakaci6725/
Dakusi6725/
Dakace6718/
Dakaçi6712/
Dakajo678/
Dacoso676/
Dahkhoshi676/
Dekasa675/
Dohkoshay675/
Dokusa674/
Dekoso674/
Dhakasaph673/
Dokose673/
Dakaso673/
Dakase672/
Dokoja672/
Dakaza672/
Dacoca672/
Dakoze672/
Docosa672/
Dakasy671/
Dackhouse671/
Dokesa671/
Dakoussoi671/
Dakojo671/
Dacusa671/
Dhakasais671/
Doukoussa671/
Dakkousse671/
Dakaze671/
Dacose670/

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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
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  • 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 Dakosa
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