Dakana Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dakana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3521:153,91417,385
Liberia441:100,1947,994
India121:63,922,115578,870
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Dakana (101) may also be a first name.

Dakana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺧﻨﺔ, Marathi: डकाना, Oriya: ଡକନା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 703,644th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dakana are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dakana is also the 940,641st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 101 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 153,914. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 11 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Dakana Last Name Statistics demography

Dakana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.73% less than the national average, earning R 105,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakanay92107/
Dakhana9237/
Dakanna9231/
Dakanah9231/
Dhakana9222/
Dakkana925/
Dakanga922/
Daikana921/
Dakanai921/
Dakayna921/
Dakanat921/
Dadkhana862,186/
Dakannah8612/
Dhakanaj8610/
Dakahina869/
Dahkanah869/
Dhakanah867/
Dakkanna864/
Dakkanha864/
Dhakanai863/
Dhakanas863/
Dakainah862/
Dakkhana861/
Dhakanap861/
Dhakanat861/
Dakhanay861/
Dakane8319,760/
Dakani831,069/
Dakona8370/
Dakano8353/
Dekana8340/
Dacana8333/
Dokana8319/
Dakena8314/
Dakany837/
Dhakanaai803/
Dhaukanna801/
Dachkanad801/
Dhakane7722,868/
Dacanay7718,270/
Dakhane773,924/
Dakhani771,603/
Dahkane77173/
Dakhany77158/
Daukani77157/
Dakanis77131/
Dakanei7792/
Dadkani7768/
Dhakani7764/
Dakaneh7758/
Dakenah7757/
Dakanno7753/
Dhekana7728/
Daquana7727/
Dakanou7727/
Dazkani7722/
Dakouna7722/
Dakhano7713/
Daukona7712/
Dakanid777/
Dekanea776/
Dakanni775/
Dhakany774/
Dhakena774/
Dakkani774/
Dakaniy774/
Dekhana774/
Dhaqana774/
Daikane774/
Dakaney774/
Dokaina773/
Dokanna773/
Daikani773/
Dakanih773/
Dakanje772/
Dakkane772/
Doukana772/
Dacanas772/
Dakonna772/
Dahkani772/
Dokkana771/
Dhakano771/
Dakanee771/
Dakonay771/
Dackani771/
Daakani771/
Dokanai771/
Daycana771/
Dakagni771/
Dakaine771/
Dakanet771/
Dakanit771/
Dakhanh771/
Dakkona771/
Dakonaa771/
Dakonad771/
Dakoona771/
Deukana771/
Dakayne770/
Dhakanahas753/
Dadkhani71479/
Dokainay7146/
Dhakhani7145/
Dhakhane7127/
Daikanou7120/
Dauskane7119/
Daikanne7119/
Daquanna7116/
Doukhana7110/
Dhakkani717/
Dacannay715/
Dekhanna714/
Dhakaniy714/
Dacaynat713/
Dhakaned712/
Dhakanee712/
Dokkanna712/
Dhaikane712/
Dashkani712/
Dhaakane711/
Dhakanne711/
Dhakanod711/
Dhhakane711/
Dahakane711/
Dakhanej711/
Dakhanni711/
Dakkhani711/
Ddhakane711/
Dakeynah711/
Daikhane711/
Dauškane711/
Dahkanni711/
Dakanoch711/
Dakhaned711/
Dakhanih711/
Dakkaini711/
Dacanaya711/
Dhackane711/
Dhakaneu711/
Doukanga711/
Doukkana711/
Dakhangi711/
Dahqanah711/
Dakono672,662/
Daqane671,971/
Dokani67415/
Dakoni67164/
Dekena67137/
Dokona67124/
Dokane6759/
Däkena6749/
Dokena6740/
Dacany6737/
Dakone6726/
Dautkhani6723/
Daudkhane6722/
Decana6714/
Dashkhani6713/
Dekano6712/
Dakeno6711/
Dacani6710/
Dacano678/
Dekona677/
Dacaña676/
Dacane676/
Dekaná674/
Dagkounas674/
Dashkaneh673/
Dacona672/
Dokany672/
Daqani672/
Docana671/
Dhakhaniy671/
Dookkanna671/
Dokano671/
Dacaná671/
Daudkhani671/

Dakana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺧﻨﺔaldkhnt-
Dakana in the Marathi language
डकानाdakana-
Dakana in the Oriya language
ଡକନାdakana46.15
ଡକଣାdakana15.38
ଡାକନାdakana15.38
ଡକାନାdakana15.38
ଡାକଣାdakana7.69

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