Dobeni Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Dobeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Dobeni (14) may also be a first name.
Dobeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dobeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dobeni has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dobeni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dobeni live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 97 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubeni | 92 | 201 | / |
| Dgobeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dobenie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Duobeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Doobeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dobenais | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dobena | 83 | 526 | / |
| Dabeni | 83 | 161 | / |
| Dobini | 83 | 45 | / |
| Dobene | 83 | 7 | / |
| Doubehyni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dobener | 77 | 132 | / |
| Doubini | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dobinio | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dobinis | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dovenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dabenie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doubena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhoveni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dojbini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dobieny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dobeiner | 71 | 25 | / |
| Duobinis | 71 | 17 | / |
| Duobiene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dhabenis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doubigni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dobinich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dabenaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doubaini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dabini | 67 | 1,352 | / |
| Dobyne | 67 | 239 | / |
| Dobine | 67 | 148 | / |
| Dobień | 67 | 120 | / |
| Dabene | 67 | 56 | / |
| Dovene | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dabeny | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dabena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doveny | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dobeni
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