Dacton Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dacton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dacton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dacton (32) may also be a first name.

Dacton Last Name Facts

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

Dacton is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dacton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dacton live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 32 people.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Dacton is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Dacton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dacton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dacton surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dachton9226/
Dauchton861/
Docton8359/
Dakton833/
Dagton831/
Dakthon773/
Dagctan771/
Daugton771/
Deagton770/
Dockton770/
Dagthong711/
Dagtan67258/
Dokton6718/
Daktan6714/
Dogton671/
Daugthong671/
Daqtan671/
Daktun671/
Doctun671/
Doctan671/
Dogtong6255/
Dakhtan622/
Dotston622/
Dagtung621/
Dagtang621/
Dodston621/
Dougton620/
Doogtong575/
Dakhtane572/
Doydston571/
Dookthong5311/
Daktanova536/
Doktan5025/
Dogtan505/
Doctam501/

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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 Dacton
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