Dokope Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Dokope Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 71 | 1:145,572 | 15,253 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Dokope (316) may also be a first name.
Dokope Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokope Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dokope is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokope? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dokope is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Dokope occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dokope live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dokope is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 316 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 145,572. In Benin Dokope is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 97 percent live and Borgou Department, where 3 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokop | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dokopa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Dekope | 83 | 11 | / |
| Dokape | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dokopi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakoupe | 77 | 99 | / |
| Dhokape | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokaupe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakop | 73 | 1,161 | / |
| Dokov | 73 | 679 | / |
| Dokap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dacooper | 71 | 5 | / |
| Doykov | 67 | 882 | / |
| Dokhov | 67 | 610 | / |
| Dakopa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Doikov | 67 | 116 | / |
| Dokuov | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dekape | 67 | 17 | / |
| Doukov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dekopi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dokapp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doskob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dakape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekepe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakopi | 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 Dokope
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