Dakaye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Dakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dakaye (16) may also be a first name.
Dakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakaye is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Dakaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakaye live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 67 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Niger Dakaye exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Dakaye
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