Dekpo Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Dekpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 855 | 1:12,088 | 1,653 |
| Ivory Coast | 100 | 1:230,712 | 9,424 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Dekpo (121) may also be a first name.
Dekpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekpo occurs most in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekpo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 373,745th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname Dekpo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dekpo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekpo is also the 848,089th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 121 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 12,088. In Benin Dekpo is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 44 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent live and Collines Department, where 10 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deakpo | 91 | 200 | / |
| Dekpou | 91 | 44 | / |
| Dekpoo | 91 | 30 | / |
| Dekpoh | 91 | 16 | / |
| Dekpoa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Diekpo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Doekpo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Deahkpo | 83 | 33 | / |
| Deakpoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deekpoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deckpou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakpo | 80 | 2,386 | / |
| Dokpo | 80 | 1,595 | / |
| Dikpo | 80 | 509 | / |
| Dekpa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Djkpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dekpah | 73 | 165 | / |
| Diokpo | 73 | 57 | / |
| Doekpa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Dehkpa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Diekpa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dickpo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Dakpou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Deakpa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dikpoy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deekpa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dokpoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dhokpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Duikpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daikpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dakpoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokpou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dakpoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dekpha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dehkpah | 67 | 69 | / |
| Doekpah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Deakpah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dickpoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dock'po | 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 Dekpo
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