Dakena Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Dakena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
The alternate forms: Däkena (49) are calculated separately.
Dakena (33) may also be a first name.
Dakena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakena (Russian: Дакена) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be found as a variant: Däkena. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dakena are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 33 people.
The last name Dakena is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 80 percent live, Bomi County, where 10 percent live and Nimba County, where 10 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakena in the Russian language | ||
| Дакена | dakena | - |
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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 Dakena
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