Dakhana Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Dakhana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Dakhana (38) may also be a first name.
Dakhana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakhana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakhana (Hindi: दाखां, Marathi: दखना, Russian: Дахана) occurs most in Pakistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dakhana.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakhana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Dakhana are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,954,796. In Pakistan Dakhana is most common in: Punjab, where 93 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Lesotho, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakhana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakhana in the Marathi language | ||
| दखना | dakhana | - |
| Dakhana in the Hindi language | ||
| दाखां | dakham | 57.14 |
| दाखॅा | dakhea | 35.71 |
| दाखँा | dakhama | 7.14 |
| Dakhana in the Russian language | ||
| Дахана | dahana | - |
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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 Dakhana
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