Dakpo Surname

178,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Benin

Dakpo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakpo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Benin8191:12,6201,713
Ivory Coast1851:124,7096,107
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Dakpo (224) may also be a first name.

Dakpo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakpo is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dakpo.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakpo? popularity and diffusion

Dakpo is the 178,897th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,054,294 people. Dakpo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dakpo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakpo is also the 601,629th most widely held first name on earth, held by 224 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 34 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deakpo91200/
Dakpou9111/
Daikpo912/
Dakpoh911/
Dakpoo911/
Deahkpo8333/
Deakpoh831/
Dokpo801,595/
Dakpa801,111/
Dekpo80959/
Dagpo8012/
Doukpo731,092/
Dekpou7344/
Dekpoo7330/
Dekpoh7316/
Dakpah7314/
Duokpo7311/
Deakpa737/
Dokpoh733/
Doekpo732/
Dackpa732/
Dhokpo732/
Duikpo732/
Daakpa731/
Dokpou731/
Dokphot67117/
Dhakpad674/
Deakpah672/
Dokpoot671/
Deckpou671/
Dock'po671/
Dahkpah671/
Daakpat671/

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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 Dakpo
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