Doffonsou Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Doffonsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 78 | 1:132,508 | 14,244 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
Doffonsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doffonsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Doffonsou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Doffonsou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Doffonsou is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Doffonsou is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Doffonsou live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Doffonsou is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 132,508. In Benin it is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 91 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 6 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doffonssou | 95 | 6 | / |
| Dofonsou | 94 | 233 | / |
| Dofonssou | 89 | 5 | / |
| Doufonsou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deffonso | 82 | 6 | / |
| Defonso | 75 | 124 | / |
| Dofunsu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daffonsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dafonsio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahffonsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defonzo | 63 | 251 | / |
| Dafonsa | 63 | 13 | / |
| Dafonzo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Dafunso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Defonsey | 59 | 4 | / |
| Dephonso | 59 | 1 | / |
| Defonzio | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dafonzio | 59 | 1 | / |
| Daffunchu | 56 | 1 | / |
| Dafonseea | 56 | 1 | / |
| Defonza | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Doffonsou
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