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 last name Dahlak occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahlak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dahlak is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahlak reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Dahlak is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen Dahlak is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Yemen this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 38 percent reside and Iraq, where 13 percent reside.
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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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