Dakat Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Dakat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,125 | 1:157,460 | 9,910 |
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Iran | 168 | 1:457,039 | 28,032 |
| India | 151 | 1:5,079,903 | 126,627 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Dakat (310) may also be a first name.
Dakat Demographics
Dakat Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dakat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakat (Arabic: دكات, Hindi: सदाकत, Marathi: डकाट, Oriya: ଡାକତ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 226,224th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. The last name Dakat occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Dakat live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 499,178th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 310 people.
Dakat is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 157,460. In Nigeria Dakat is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 80 percent reside, Kaduna, where 4 percent reside and Taraba, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
Dakat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakat in the Hindi language | ||
| सदाकत | sadakata | - |
| Dakat in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାକତ | dakata | 83.33 |
| ଡାକତ୍ | dakat | 16.67 |
| Dakat in the Marathi language | ||
| डकाट | dakata | 66.67 |
| डाकट | dakata | 33.33 |
| Dakat in the Arabic language | ||
| دكات | dkat | - |
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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 Dakat
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