Dakao Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dakao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger911:210,9017,017
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Benin111:939,60046,216
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dakao (408) may also be a first name.

Dakao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakao is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Dakao reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dakao is also the 426,776th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 408 people.

The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 210,901. In Niger it is mostly found in: Niamey Capital District, where 34 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 26 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakaou911,263/
Dakaeo91405/
Daikao915/
Daka'o914/
Dakhao912/
Daakao912/
Dakaho911/
Daykao911/
Dhakao911/
Dakaiyo8314/
Dakahou832/
Daikaou831/
Dackaou831/
Dakoa80361/
Dekao80311/
Dacao80239/
Dokao8075/
Daegkhao771/
Dakouo7329,275/
Dakoua73268/
Dokaou73197/
Dekaho7371/
Daicao7328/
Dakuio7328/
Dakuia736/
Dakoau734/
Dacaoi733/
Deekao732/
Dakooa732/
Daikeo731/
Dakoha731/
Datkoa731/
Dakoea731/
Dokaho730/
Dackouo675,378/
Dokkaeo671,398/
Dakhoah6719/
Dekahou6716/
Deekaeo675/
Dekkaeo675/
Dokkhao674/
Dacaost673/
Dakhoua672/
Doukaou672/
Dakayya671/
Daskoua671/
Dackoua671/
Deekhao671/

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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 Dakao
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