Dakeni Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Dakeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Dakeni (52) may also be a first name.
Dakeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakeni (Oriya: ଡାେକନି) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Dakeni are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 52 people.
The surname Dakeni is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 54 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 42 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakeni in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାେକନି | daekani | - |
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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 Dakeni
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