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 is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dobeni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dobeni live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Dobeni is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 97 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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