Dakati Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dakati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Dakati (46) may also be a first name.

Dakati Last Name Facts

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

Dakati (Bengali: দাকাতি, Oriya: ଦାକତି) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakati? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dakati is the 2,034,059th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Dakati are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dakati is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name globally, held by 46 people.

The last name Dakati is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Dakati is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 54 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 20 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dakati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakati in the Bengali language
দাকাতিdakati66.67
ডাকাতিdakati33.33
Dakati in the Oriya language
ଦାକତିdakati61.9
ଡାକତିdakati19.05
ଡ଼ାକତିrakati9.52
ଡାକତୀdakati4.76
ଦାକତୀdakati4.76

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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
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  • 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 Dakati
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