Dokpan Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Dokpan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dokpan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dokpan is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokpan? popularity and diffusion

Dokpan is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Dokpan are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 80 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 48 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokphan921/
Dokpang921/
Dokpon83342/
Dakpan836/
Dekpan831/
Doukpon77472/
Dokphon77320/
Dokpong77168/
Dokpoun771/
Dahkpan771/
Dokphong7110/
Dokpoung711/
Doukpong711/
Dekpon67408/
Dogpon6742/
Dakpon6720/
Dagpan672/
Dukpon672/
Dacpan671/
Dakpam671/
Dukpoon621/
Dacpang621/
Dakpeun621/
Dogppam621/
Ducphan621/
Decgphan571/
Dahakpoin5311/
Dugpon508/
Dagpon501/

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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 Dokpan
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