Dakani Surname
Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname
Dakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 990 | 1:774,814 | 35,057 |
| Iran | 50 | 1:1,535,650 | 60,563 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Dakani (302) may also be a first name.
Dakani Demographics
Average Dakani Salary in
South Africa
R 46,812
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakani (Hindi: डकनी, Marathi: दकनी, Oriya: ଡକନୀ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 343,060th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. The surname Dakani is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Dakani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dakani is also the 506,891st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 302 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 774,814. In India Dakani is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 76 percent live, Telangana, where 12 percent live and Karnataka, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Dakani Last Name Statistics demography
Dakani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.3% less than the national average, earning R 46,812 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakani in the Hindi language | ||
| डकनी | dakani | - |
| Dakani in the Marathi language | ||
| दकनी | dakani | 48.48 |
| डकणी | dakani | 36.36 |
| डाकानी | dakani | 12.12 |
| कानी | kani | 3.03 |
| Dakani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡକନୀ | dakani | 25 |
| ଦକାନୀ | dakani | 25 |
| ଦକନି | dakani | 25 |
| ଦକାନି | dakani | 12.5 |
| ଡାକନି | dakani | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Dakani
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