Dokoto Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dokoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1371:75,4429,022
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Dokoto (48) may also be a first name.

Dokoto Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dokoto Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dokoto is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dokoto is the 1,353,468th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. Dokoto occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dokoto are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 48 people.

The last name Dokoto is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 75,442. In Benin Dokoto is most common in: Alibori Department, where 80 percent live, Borgou Department, where 8 percent live and Zou Department, where 8 percent live. Other than Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokotho92508/
Dokotou929/
Dokotto921/
Dokoutou8616/
Doukotou861/
Dhokotho861/
Dokothto861/
Dokota83630/
Dukoto83312/
Dakoto8377/
Dokuto8329/
Dekoto833/
Doketo831/
Docoto831/
Docouto77287/
Dukotou7717/
Docoito779/
Doskato776/
Dokotha775/
Dakosto774/
Dokotah771/
Docotto771/
Dokotaa771/
Dekoutou714/
Deukotto711/
Dhokatod711/
Doukatos711/
Dakota67403/
Decoto6791/
Dokuta6751/
Dokata6748/
Doketa6722/
Dukato677/
Dekato673/
Docota672/
Deketo671/
Docato671/
Dakato671/
Dokutoich671/
Dekota671/
Dacoto670/

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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 Dokoto
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