Dakaya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Dakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Dakaya (41) may also be a first name.
Dakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakaya (Marathi: डाकया) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dakaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Dakaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Dakaya live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Dakaya is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 41 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakaya in the Marathi language | ||
| डाकया | dakaya | 50 |
| दाकाया | dakaya | 33.33 |
| डकाया | dakaya | 16.67 |
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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 Dakaya
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