Dokponou Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dokponou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dokponou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4631:22,3232,995
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Togo41:1,811,9428,122

Dokponou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dokponou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokponou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dokponou is the 641,055th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name Dokponou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dokponou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 22,323. In Benin Dokponou is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 35 percent live, Zou Department, where 31 percent live and Mono Department, where 11 percent live. Not including Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokponnou94247/
Dokponhou941/
Dokponu932/
Daakponou821/
Dakpanou7565/
Dakpangou714/
Dacpano532,053/
Dakpana534/
Dacpuno531/
Dakpanah5012/
Dakpanga504/
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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 Dokponou
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