Dekpa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dekpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin151:689,04039,432
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dekpa (25) may also be a first name.

Dekpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekpa is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dekpa is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dekpa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 689,040. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 80 percent are found and Zou Department, where 20 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 34 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekpea91320/
Dekpah91165/
Doekpa9155/
Dekpai9131/
Dehkpa9130/
Diekpa9125/
Deakpa917/
Dekpoa916/
Deekpa913/
Dekpha911/
Dehkpah8369/
Doekpah8347/
Deakpah832/
Deekpoa831/
Dekpe802,052/
Dakpa801,111/
Dekpo80959/
Dokpa80603/
Dikpa8025/
Dekpi801/
Dokpah73281/
Deakpo73200/
Diokpa73129/
Dekpey73106/
Deekpe7396/
Dekpou7344/
Deakpe7339/
Dekpoo7330/
Dekpeh7316/
Dekpoh7316/
Dakpah7314/
Dhekpe736/
Dokpay736/
Dekpee735/
Deikpe734/
Diekpo732/
Dackpa732/
Doekpo732/
Dakpai731/
Dakpay731/
Daakpa731/
Tdokpa731/
Dikpai731/
Deahkpo6733/
Deakpeh679/
Dokphai676/
Deckpou671/
Dahkpah671/
Dokpeah671/
Deakpoh671/
Daykpea671/
Dekpieh671/

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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
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  • 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 Dekpa
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