Dakers Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Dakers Surname Definition:

John Daikers in Kyndrocat is mentioned in 1589 (REB., II, p. 227). Margaret Dakers in Barrellwall, 1637, and seven more of the name are recorded in the vicinity of Brechin (Brechin). William Dakers, writer in Edinburgh, 1690 (Edin. App.).

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Dakers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:189,51716,830
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Scotland1611:33,2543,301
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia731:369,80430,692
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Belize301:11,8491,412
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2621:14,2871,627
England1461:166,95514,226
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Dakers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Daikers in Kyndrocat is mentioned in 1589 (REB., II, p. 227). Margaret Dakers in Barrellwall, 1637, and seven more of the name are recorded in the vicinity of Brechin (Brechin). William Dakers, writer in Edinburgh, 1690 (Edin. App.). David Dakers Black published a History of Brechin in 1867.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Daker's (Son): v. Daker or Dacre.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dakers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakers is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakers? popularity and diffusion

Dakers is the 334,641st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The last name Dakers is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Dakers are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

Dakers is most common in England, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 189,517. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 19 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent are found and Cumbria, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

Dakers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dakers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dakers surname grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,158 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dakers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dakers surname are 15.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Dakers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning R 270,756 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $61,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dackers9299/
Deakers9250/
D'Akers921/
Dakersh921/
Daekers920/
Daukers920/
Daikers920/
Daickers860/
Dokers8321/
Dakors8314/
Dekers8312/
Dacers837/
Dakars835/
Dekkers7710,810/
Deckers7710,513/
Duikers77128/
Dockers7797/
Deykers7792/
Doukers7749/
Dekeers778/
Dhokers772/
Dhakars771/
Deacers770/
Dakarsh770/
Deijkers71551/
Duickers7120/
Deckkers712/
D'Hokers712/
Dhoekers711/
Deuckers711/
Decors6798/
D'Hoekers6742/
Docars6724/
Decars6715/
Dekors6711/
Dekars671/
D'Heckers671/
Dokars671/
Dacors670/
Dekhors629/
Dekorsz621/
Decairs621/
Deckars620/
Dekkars620/
Dosquers571/

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