Dacostar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dacostar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dacostar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dacostar (5) may also be a first name.

Dacostar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dacostar is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacostar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dacostar live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dacostar is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 5 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Kano, where 33 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Dacostar occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dacotar931/
Dakostar882/
Decostar882/
Dakotar804/
Dacatar801/
Dekastar751/
Dadshoshtar741/
Dokatar671,015/
Dakatar6786/
Dacator671/
Daqatar671/
Dakhatar63295/
Dakathar638/
Daakatar633/
Dhakatar633/
Decastor632/
Dakatare631/
Dokathar631/
Dokatarr631/
Dakattar631/
Dhokatar631/
Daakathar591,168/
Dakhatare593/
Dakatahar591/
Daakhatar591/
Dokotore501/

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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 Dacostar
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