Dakada Surname

441,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dakada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7601:71,2868,885
India91:85,229,487684,495
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dakada (44) may also be a first name.

Dakada Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakada (Hindi: डेकाडे, Marathi: डकादा, Oriya: ଡକାଡା, Russian: Дакада) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakada? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakada is the 441,383rd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,403,285 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dakada live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dakada is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 71,286. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa Dakada is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Dakada Last Name Statistics demography

Dakada earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.57% less than the national average, earning R 167,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dakada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakada in the Hindi language
डेकाडेdekade-
Dakada in the Marathi language
डकादाdakada-
Dakada in the Oriya language
ଡକାଡାdakada57.89
ଡାକଡାdakada15.79
ଡାକାଡାdakada10.53
ଦାକାଡାdakada5.26
ଡକଡାdakada5.26
ଦାକଡାdakada5.26
Dakada in the Russian language
Дакадаdakada-

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