Dakassa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dakassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Dakassa Last Name Facts

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

Dakassa is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakassa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Dakassa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakassa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 86 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dakassa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis