Dahlak Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Dahlak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Dahlak (29) may also be a first name.
Dahlak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahlak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahlak occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahlak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahlak are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Dahlak is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.
It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 38 percent live and Iraq, where 13 percent live.
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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 Dahlak
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