Dakas Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Dakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6281:282,07415,929
Greece971:114,22519,199
United States831:4,366,975231,516
India491:15,654,396253,566
France191:3,495,933219,029
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Albania81:364,25716,885
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Dakas (351) may also be a first name.

Dakas Last Name Facts

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

Dakas (Arabic: ديقس, Hindi: दकास, Marathi: डकास, Oriya: ଡାକାସ, Russian: Дакас) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,348th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,719,858 people. The last name Dakas occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dakas reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 465,148th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 351 people.

Dakas is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 282,074. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 91 percent are found, Bauchi, where 3 percent are found and Kaduna, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Dakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dakas last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Dakas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $39,744 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakash91903/
Daukas91197/
Dagkas9150/
Dhakas9133/
Dackas919/
Dakaus916/
Dakhas915/
Dakase912/
Dakats911/
Deakas911/
Dakkas911/
Daikas911/
Dakass911/
Dakeas910/
Daikase83119/
Daukaus8338/
Dhakase8316/
Daskais839/
Dakkash836/
Dhakais834/
Dakhash833/
Daukais831/
Dakashe831/
Dakhays831/
Dhaukas831/
Dadkash831/
Dahakas831/
Dakos80825/
Dacas80475/
Dokas80425/
Dekas80199/
Dakaz801/
Daqas801/
Dadkhash772/
Dakhashe771/
Dackhaus771/
Dhakashe771/
Dakasova771/
Doukas735,297/
Dagkos73143/
Daikos73125/
Dogkas73103/
Daskos7387/
Doykas7354/
Doikas7353/
Deakos7352/
Dokash7348/
Deckas7340/
Dakose7328/
Dakoos7328/
Dekais7318/
Dakace7318/
Dekash739/
Dakous739/
Dokase737/
Dokcas737/
Dekhas735/
Daucas734/
Dhokas734/
Dakost734/
Dakosh733/
Dacasd733/
Daqash733/
Dockas733/
Deekas731/
Dacais731/
Dokaus731/
Dekasz731/
Dascas731/
Daskaz731/
Dekkas731/
Daccas731/
Dekays730/
Dakhasova714/
Dackhause711/
Dakashova711/
Douskas67154/
Dougkas6745/
Dağakaç6726/
Dakache6715/
Douckas6710/
Dakkach677/
Dakhosh676/
Daikach676/
Dokasse673/
Daccash673/
Dokashe672/
Dahkhos671/
Deaquas671/
Dehkash671/
Dhokaus671/
Dakouse671/
Dahqash671/
Dakouss671/
Dakosse671/
Dhokais671/
Dackeus670/

Dakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakas in the Hindi language
दकासdakasa-
Dakas in the Oriya language
ଡାକାସdakasa-
Dakas in the Marathi language
डकासdakasa-
Dakas in the Russian language
Дакасdakas-
Dakas in the Arabic language
ديقسdyqs-
داكسdaks-

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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 Dakas
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