Dak Surname

5,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Dak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan82,9631:13824
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
India2,3721:323,38317,919
Kenya1,8051:25,5842,871
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Turkey7111:109,4539,326
Cambodia3501:44,2491,756
Papua New Guinea2291:35,6064,235
Malaysia1811:162,9529,997
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iran1291:595,21333,206
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Ukraine791:576,23763,801
Israel331:259,32223,464
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England131:4,286,005132,302
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Libya91:693,7751,982
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
France51:13,284,544357,392
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Ďak (5) are calculated separately.

Dak (51,767) may also be a first name.

Dak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dak (Arabic: دعق, Bengali: ডাক, Hindi: दक्, Marathi: डक, Oriya: ଡାକ, Russian: Дак, Tibetan: དྲག་) is found in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Ďak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dak is the 5,824th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,192 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dak reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dak is also the 17,956th most common first name worldwide, borne by 51,767 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 82,963 people, or 1 in 138. Apart from South Sudan this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 7 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Dak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dak surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Dak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ďak895/
Dake8628,132/
Dhak8610,787/
Deak869,494/
Dack864,545/
Dakh861,176/
Daik86692/
Dauk86592/
Daak86239/
Dakk86214/
Dayk8699/
Dahk8614/
Hdak8610/
Dakx862/
Dagk862/
Dakc861/
Ddak861/
Dajk861/
Dãak861/
Dgak861/
Dakq861/
Daqk861/
Dhake757,077/
Daikh755,554/
Dahak754,069/
Dahuk751,267/
Daake75615/
Dacke75294/
Daike75271/
Dakke75216/
Dauke75179/
Dauck75160/
Dakhe75103/
Daack7575/
Dhauk7567/
Deack7553/
Tdake7545/
Dayke7534/
Deake7518/
Dhaik7518/
Dhakh7515/
Daykh7515/
Dauks7514/
Dhakk7511/
Dakhs7511/
Dhaak757/
Daßke757/
Dasks756/
Dakkt755/
Dajke755/
Daick754/
Dea'k754/
Daadk754/
Dayck752/
Dhahk752/
Dhack751/
Hdakk751/
Daask751/
Dajdk751/
Dathk751/
Datks751/
Ddake751/
Ddakk751/
Daskk751/
Daskx751/
Deauk751/
Daïkh751/
Dazke751/
Daîke751/
Daïke751/
Daňák751/
Dayks751/
Daysk751/
Dakgs751/
Daihk751/
Daaks750/
Dok6717,608/
Dag677,171/
Dac672,916/
Dax672,408/
Dakova671,268/
Daq67520/
Dakhch67413/
Dhaske67305/
Daszke67156/
Dauksz67140/
Dakowa67127/
Dhauke6759/
Daková6754/
Dattke6748/
Daacke6746/
Deakeh6743/
Dhahak6730/
Dagcık6726/
Daskht6723/
Daukss6715/
Daucke6713/
Dahack6712/
Dhakhe6711/
Dhaake6710/
Daucks679/
Dhaikh677/
Dackås676/
Daikeh676/
Tdakhe675/
Dhakke675/
Dadkhd674/
Daugke673/
Daudke672/
Dhdake672/
Dhaike672/
Daikhe672/
Dhahuk672/
Daheek672/
Dahkhe671/
Deatke671/
Dauskz671/
Daikke671/
Dachke671/
D'Haik671/
Dók671/
Dahykh671/
Dhakks671/
Dascke671/
Dauzck670/
Daicke670/
Daheik670/
Daicks670/
Deacks670/
Dasske670/

Dak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dak in the Marathi language
डकdaka91.49
डाकdaka4.79
दकdaka2.14
दक्dak0.25
Dak in the Oriya language
ଡାକdaka87.19
ଡକdaka6.11
ଡାକାଇଁdaka'im5.08
ଡାକ୍dak0.32
ଦକ୍dak0.06
Dak in the Hindi language
दक्dak78.52
दकdaka8.66
दाकdaka8.08
Dak in the Bengali language
ডাকdaka66.67
দাকdaka33.33
Dak in the Tibetan language
དྲག་drak57.14
དྲགས་drak14.29
དྲཀ་draka8.57
དག་dak8.57
གྲཀ་draka2.86
དཱག་dak2.86
དྲིག་drik2.86
གྲག་drak2.86
Dak in the Russian language
Дакdak-
Dak in the Arabic language
دعقdq-
دكdk-
ديكdyk-
داكdak-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dak
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