Dahek Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Dahek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dahek (11) may also be a first name.
Dahek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahek (Bengali: দাহেক, Marathi: दहेक) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Dahek are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
Dahek is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Dahek is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Algeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daheek | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dhahek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dahhek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Daheke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Daheik | 91 | 0 | / |
| Daheck | 91 | 0 | / |
| Daek | 89 | 1,406 | / |
| Dahik | 80 | 1,070 | / |
| Daeik | 80 | 165 | / |
| Daeke | 80 | 105 | / |
| Dehek | 80 | 75 | / |
| Dohek | 80 | 17 | / |
| Daheq | 80 | 9 | / |
| Daesk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Daheg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daeek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhaek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Daecke | 73 | 108 | / |
| Dhaeke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dahick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doek | 67 | 992 | / |
| Deuk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Daeg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Daeq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dahegue | 67 | 1 | / |
Dahek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahek in the Bengali language | ||
| দাহেক | daheka | - |
| Dahek in the Marathi language | ||
| दहेक | daheka | 33.33 |
| डाहेक | d'aheka | 33.33 |
| दहेकर | dahekara | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Dahek
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