Dakan Surname
Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname
Dakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 469 | 1:772,834 | 60,026 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Benin | 177 | 1:58,393 | 7,220 |
| Pakistan | 76 | 1:2,350,577 | 21,125 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Dakan (3,044) may also be a first name.
Dakan Demographics
Average Dakan Salary in
United States
$46,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakan (Hindi: डाकन, Marathi: डकन, Oriya: ଡାକନ, Russian: Дакан) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dakan.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 309,145th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. Dakan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Dakan are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 130,910th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 3,044 people.
The surname Dakan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Dakan is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 15 percent are found.
Dakan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dakan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dakan last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dakan surname are 20.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.02% being registered with the political party.
Dakan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,021 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାକନ | dakana | 50 |
| ଡକନ | dakana | 11.11 |
| ଡାକାନ | dakana | 11.11 |
| ଦକନ | dakana | 5.56 |
| ଡ଼ାକନ | rakana | 5.56 |
| େଦାକାନ | edakana | 5.56 |
| ଡାକଂ | dakam | 5.56 |
| ଦାକଣ | dakana | 5.56 |
| Dakan in the Hindi language | ||
| डाकन | dakana | 34.62 |
| दाकां | dakam | 26.92 |
| दाकन | dakana | 15.38 |
| दकन | dakana | 11.54 |
| दकं | dakam | 3.85 |
| दड़कां | darakam | 3.85 |
| डकन | dakana | 3.85 |
| Dakan in the Marathi language | ||
| डकन | dakana | 32.84 |
| डकान | dakana | 23.88 |
| दकान | dakana | 14.93 |
| दकाण | dakana | 14.93 |
| डाकन | dakana | 4.48 |
| दकन | dakana | 2.99 |
| दक्षा | daksa | 2.99 |
| दकात | dakata | 2.99 |
| Dakan in the Russian language | ||
| Дакан | dakan | - |
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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
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- 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 Dakan
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