Dokossa Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Dokossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Dokossa (52) may also be a first name.
Dokossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dokossa is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dokossa.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokossa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dokossa is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dokossa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname Dokossa is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 97 percent live and Collines Department, where 3 percent live. Not including Benin Dokossa exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokosa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Doukoussa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dokossi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dakossa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dekossa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dokosso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dokosoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dakoussa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Doukosso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dokossie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dokosi | 77 | 1,186 | / |
| Dekosa | 77 | 459 | / |
| Dokasa | 77 | 56 | / |
| Dokoso | 77 | 35 | / |
| Dakosa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dokusa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dokose | 77 | 3 | / |
| Docosa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dokesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dohkoshay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dokoutsis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dakossi | 71 | 909 | / |
| Dokoshi | 71 | 618 | / |
| Decossa | 71 | 79 | / |
| Dakassa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dakosat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dokasse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dokassi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dakosso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dukassa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dakossy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dohkasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakosah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dacossa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tdokoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokocha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokosoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokusha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakosha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakosse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekoysa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Docosse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokasseu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Doccosse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doukasse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doukouza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakoussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokassio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokoutsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukassi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakosaid | 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 Dokossa
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