Dossekpli Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dossekpli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossekpli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin241:430,65030,545
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dossekpli Last Name Facts

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

Dossekpli is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossekpli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dossekpli live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Dossekpli is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 430,650. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 54 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Togo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosseh-Kpli901/
Tsekpeli711/
Daskapali6710/
Tossakplo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dossekpli
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