Dokpe Surname
Approximately 671 people bear this surname
Dokpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 622 | 1:16,617 | 2,237 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
The alternate forms: Dokpè (1) are calculated separately.
Dokpe (193) may also be a first name.
Dokpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dokpe is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dokpè. Click here for other possible spellings of Dokpe.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokpe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 492,802nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dokpe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 653,740th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 193 people.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 16,617. In Benin Dokpe is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 46 percent are found, Zou Department, where 16 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Benin Dokpe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokpè | 93 | 1 | / |
| Doukpe | 91 | 219 | / |
| Doekpe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Duokpe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doekpeh | 83 | 58 | / |
| Dokphet | 83 | 17 | / |
| Doekpee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dokpeah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dekpe | 80 | 2,052 | / |
| Dakpe | 80 | 1,855 | / |
| Dokpa | 80 | 603 | / |
| Dukpe | 80 | 65 | / |
| Dekpea | 73 | 320 | / |
| Doukpa | 73 | 256 | / |
| Dekpey | 73 | 106 | / |
| Deekpe | 73 | 96 | / |
| Daïkpe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Daakpe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dekpeh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dhekpe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dakpee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dokpay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dahkpe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dekpee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dokpip | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dukpeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dukpea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doukpi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhokpy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdukpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdokpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duokpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dakpey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dockpetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daakpee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dokphai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Doqp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Docpper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dukphee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokpioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dagkpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekpieh | 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 Dokpe
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