Dakosi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Dakosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Dakosi (10) may also be a first name.
Dakosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakosi is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dakosi is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakosi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
Dakosi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Dakosi is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent reside and Zou Department, where 50 percent reside. Besides Benin Dakosi exists in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 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 Dakosi
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