Dakhtar Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Dakhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Dakhtar (402) may also be a first name.

Dakhtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakhtar (Hindi: दख्तर) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakhtar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakhtar is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dakhtar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dakhtar is also the 430,375th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 402 people.

The last name Dakhtar is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan Dakhtar is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 41 percent live, Punjab, where 34 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Not including Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daktar92732/
Dachtar86187/
Dekhtar8614/
Dakthar861/
Dauktar861/
Dokhtar861/
Daktare861/
Doktar77290/
Dactar7758/
Dektar7723/
Daktor7710/
Daqtar773/
Deaktor7130/
Dokhtor7125/
Doktare7115/
Doktaur711/

Dakhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakhtar in the Hindi language
दख्तरdakhtara87.5
दखतरdakhatara12.5

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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 Dakhtar
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