Dokanou Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Dokanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Dokanou (66) may also be a first name.
Dokanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dokanou is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dokanou is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dokanou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 66 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doukanou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dokano | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dokonou | 86 | 51 | / |
| Dakanou | 86 | 27 | / |
| Dodkano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dokaniyo | 80 | 200 | / |
| Dokonnou | 80 | 92 | / |
| Doukonou | 80 | 71 | / |
| Dogkanos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dokounou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Doukanoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dakano | 77 | 53 | / |
| Dokana | 77 | 19 | / |
| Dokono | 77 | 19 | / |
| Dukano | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dokonu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dakanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dukanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doukounou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Doukhanoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dakanno | 71 | 53 | / |
| Dakhano | 71 | 13 | / |
| Dukhanu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dhakanu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dokaina | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dokanna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doukana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dokongo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Docamno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakanue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daskanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokanae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokkana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhakano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Duskano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakhanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokaniya | 67 | 1,331 | / |
| Dokainay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Doukouna | 67 | 22 | / |
| Doukhana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dakounou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dokkanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doukongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhakaneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakanoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhakanod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukouno | 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 Dokanou
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