Dakar Surname
Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname
Dakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 333 | 1:25,699 | 3,762 |
| Algeria | 261 | 1:148,014 | 19,432 |
| India | 189 | 1:4,058,547 | 109,634 |
| Nigeria | 164 | 1:1,080,139 | 44,870 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Iran | 120 | 1:639,854 | 34,741 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Dakar (1,190) may also be a first name.
Dakar Demographics
Dakar Political Affiliation
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Dakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakar (Arabic: دكار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: डकार, Marathi: डकार, Oriya: ଡକର, Russian: Дакар, Tibetan: ཟླ་དཀར་) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 239,727th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,363,800 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Dakar live; 25 percent live in West Asia and 20 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 229,828th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,190 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 25,699. In Israel Dakar is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 30 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 29 percent live and Southern District, where 16 percent live. Other than Israel it is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Dakar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dakar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dakar last name grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dakar last name is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Dakar last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.
Dakar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.64% more than the national average, earning $93,908 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻛﺎﺭ | dkar | - |
| Dakar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡକର | dakara | 81.95 |
| ଡ଼କର | rakara | 12.03 |
| ଡାକର | dakara | 3.01 |
| ଡକାର | dakara | 1.5 |
| ଡ଼ାକର | rakara | 0.75 |
| ଡର | dara | 0.75 |
| Dakar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཟླ་དཀར་ | dakar | 50 |
| བྲག་དཀར་ | drakkar | 50 |
| Dakar in the Marathi language | ||
| डकार | dakara | 27.27 |
| डकर | dakara | 18.18 |
| ठकार | thakara | 18.18 |
| दाकर | dakara | 18.18 |
| िदाकर | idakara | 9.09 |
| डाकर | dakara | 9.09 |
| Dakar in the Hindi language | ||
| डकार | dakara | 22.22 |
| दकर | dakara | 22.22 |
| डक्अर | dakara | 11.11 |
| दकार | dakara | 11.11 |
| डकर | dakara | 11.11 |
| डाक्अर | dakara | 11.11 |
| डाकर | dakara | 11.11 |
| Dakar in the Russian language | ||
| Дакар | dakar | - |
| Dakar in the Arabic language | ||
| دكار | dkar | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakar
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