Dakhtar Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Dakhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
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 borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakhtar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Dakhtar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dakhtar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 430,375th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 402 people.
The last name Dakhtar is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 41 percent reside, Punjab, where 34 percent reside and Sindh, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakhtar in the Hindi language | ||
| दख्तर | dakhtara | 87.5 |
| दखतर | dakhatara | 12.5 |
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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
- 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 Dakhtar
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