Dokpo Surname
Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname
Dokpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,112 | 1:9,295 | 1,299 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Liberia | 68 | 1:64,831 | 5,610 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Dokpô (1) are calculated separately.
Dokpo (484) may also be a first name.
Dokpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dokpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dokpo occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dokpô. For other possible spellings of Dokpo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dokpo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 248,973rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,568,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dokpo live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 386,404th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 484 people.
The surname Dokpo is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 1,112 people, or 1 in 9,295. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 62 percent live, Zou Department, where 21 percent live and Littoral Department, where 4 percent live. Not including Benin Dokpo occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokpô | 93 | 1 | / |
| Doukpo | 91 | 1,092 | / |
| Duokpo | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dokpoh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dhokpo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Doekpo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dokpou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dokphot | 83 | 117 | / |
| Dock'po | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dokpoot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakpo | 80 | 2,386 | / |
| Dekpo | 80 | 959 | / |
| Dokpa | 80 | 603 | / |
| Dukpo | 80 | 188 | / |
| Dogpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dokpah | 73 | 281 | / |
| Doukpa | 73 | 256 | / |
| Doekpa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Dekpou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Dekpoo | 73 | 30 | / |
| Dekpoh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dukpoh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dakpou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Duikpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dakpoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdokpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dakpoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dukpoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duokpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doekpah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Duokpah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Docpoot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dosskpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deckpou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukpoyowa | 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
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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 Dokpo
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