Dapda Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dapda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dapda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dapda (12) may also be a first name.

Dapda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dapda occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dapda.

How Common Is The Last Name Dapda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Dapda are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dapda is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

Dapda is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Dapda is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 60 percent reside, North Region, where 20 percent reside and West Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dapdap91322/
Dhapda911/
Dapdah911/
Davda804,710/
Dabda80339/
Depda802/
Dapdi801/
Dopda801/
Dapde801/
Daupdaup771/
Davdai7355/
Dhapde737/
Dabdas737/
Dopdai736/
Daipde734/
Daupdi733/
Davday732/
Dapdeh731/
Davdha731/
Dauvda731/
Dabdah731/
Dabdash671/

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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 Dapda
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