Dakaan Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Dakaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dakaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dakaan occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dakaan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakaan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dakaan is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dakaan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Dakaan is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 84 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Dakaan
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