Dakanda Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dakanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dakanda (160) may also be a first name.

Dakanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakanda is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Dakanda are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakanda is also the 725,185th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 160 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Dakanda is most common in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daikanda9333/
Dahakanda881/
Dokanda8634/
Dakonda8613/
Dekanda864/
Dakande863/
Doukanda8036/
Dakhande808/
Dhakonda804/
Dakounda803/
Deakonda801/
Daquanda801/
Dokganda801/
Dackander7518/
Dekonda71250/
Dokonda7112/
Dekando713/
Dokando711/
Dakondi711/
Dakonde711/
Decanda711/
Deekonda675,422/
Dhekonda6721/
Dekkonda673/
Dakoundi672/
Dokhande672/
Doucanda672/
Dokandee671/
De'konda671/
Dackondi671/
Dodkandy671/
Dokander671/
Doscanda671/
Deckonda671/
Doikande671/

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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 Dakanda
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