Dakossi Surname
Approximately 909 people bear this surname
Dakossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 894 | 1:11,561 | 1,579 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Dakossi (780) may also be a first name.
Dakossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakossi is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakossi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 389,749th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dakossi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakossi is also the 293,794th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 780 people.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 11,561. In Benin Dakossi is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 56 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakoussi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dakosi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dakoussoi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dekossi | 86 | 112 | / |
| Dacossi | 86 | 17 | / |
| Dokossi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dakossa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dakotsi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dakossy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dakosse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dakoussa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Daikoshi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dakassie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dokossie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dakessui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dakosaid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dekoussi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dokosi | 77 | 1,186 | / |
| Dakasi | 77 | 269 | / |
| Dacosi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Dakose | 77 | 28 | / |
| Dakusi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Dakosa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dekosi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dahkhoshi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dakkousse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dokoshi | 71 | 618 | / |
| Dacosse | 71 | 159 | / |
| Dekoshi | 71 | 94 | / |
| Dokossa | 71 | 64 | / |
| Dakassa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dakashi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dakasit | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dakoseh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dascasi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dokassi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Decossi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dekassi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dakosha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakusie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakouse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhakasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deukosi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dadkusi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dacossy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakhusi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokosoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Docussi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dacossa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakusih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakasiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakasih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekousi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakushid | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dahkashi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Doukessi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Daikochi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dacassie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dokhessi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dakheshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doccussi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dekoisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakouchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakotchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokassio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokoutsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekoïsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukassi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakoiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahkoseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakashit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhakasiy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dakossi
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