Dakalak Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Dakalak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 155 | 1:133,994 | 15,044 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Dakalak (41) may also be a first name.
Dakalak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakalak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakalak is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakalak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dakalak is the 1,343,156th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Dakalak is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dakalak live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dakalak is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 133,994. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 92 percent reside, North Region, where 7 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 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 Dakalak
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