Dacta Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dacta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dacta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dacta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dacta occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacta? popularity and diffusion

Dacta is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Dacta reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Dacta is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 69 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 31 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dactha912/
Dgacta911/
Datctha831/
Dagta801,086/
Docta80846/
Dakta80129/
Dacto8062/
Dacti8012/
Dacte802/
Daqta801/
Dagtay73110/
Daktas7341/
Dagtas7327/
Daktha7325/
Daktaa7318/
Dockta7315/
Dacter739/
Dactes739/
Dakhta737/
Dhakta736/
Dakkta734/
Dactio732/
Doctta732/
Dactou731/
Doctoa731/
Datsta731/
Deazeta67134/
Dacttes6757/
Deactis6724/
Dagtash672/
Dactter671/
Dacctes671/
Dakktha671/
Dakhtah671/

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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 Dacta
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