Dactari Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dactari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dactari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dactari (98) may also be a first name.

Dactari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dactari occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dactari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Dactari occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dactari are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 98 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Dactari is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 90 percent live and Njombe Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dachtari932/
Daktari86358/
Dactary861/
Doctari861/
Dakhtari802/
Doctori717/
Dactora713/
Doctare712/
Daktary711/
Daktara711/
Doctara711/
Dogtari711/
Daktaraitė711/
Daktare711/
Daktouri674/
Daktaraj671/
Doktarai671/
Dauchtory631/
Doctora572,280/
Doctore5764/
Doktori5743/
Doktare5715/
Doctory579/
Doktara572/
Doktary571/
Doktoris5328/
Doctores532/
Doktorich501/

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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 Dactari
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