Dakini Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dakini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2001:51,6786,508
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715

Dakini (299) may also be a first name.

Dakini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakini (Oriya: ଡାକିନି, Russian: Дакини, Tibetan: ཌཱཀྐི་ནཱི།) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakini? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Dakini live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 509,704th most numerous forename in the world, held by 299 people.

This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 51,678. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 76 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 9 percent reside and Zou Department, where 9 percent reside. Barring Benin this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daskini9262/
Dakhini928/
Dakkini922/
Dakuini921/
Daikini921/
Dakinid921/
Dhakini921/
Dagkinis863/
Dakkaini861/
Dashkini861/
Dakhinhi861/
Dakine83361/
Dakuni8365/
Dakeni8338/
Dokini8327/
Dekini832/
Dacinoi7711/
Dhakine777/
Daskeni777/
Daquini775/
Dhakeni772/
Dekhini772/
Dachini772/
Dokkini771/
Doukini771/
Dakinay771/
Dakenis771/
Dakaine771/
Dokoini771/
Dakineh771/
Dhokini771/
Dakhine771/
Dokinie771/
Daskiner7152/
Deatkine7127/
Dacchini715/
Dhakoine712/
D'Aquini711/
Dackiene711/
Daikhine711/
Daichini711/
Deikinai711/
Daukiene711/
Daquinio711/
Dakene67915/
Dekeni67154/
Dekine67101/
Docini6757/
Dokeni6720/
Dacine6717/
Dakena6714/
Dokainish6713/
Dacquinie671/
Dakuny671/
Dokine671/
Dekuni671/

Dakini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakini in the Oriya language
ଡାକିନିdakini-
Dakini in the Tibetan language
ཌཱཀྐི་ནཱི།dakini33.33
ཌ་ཀི་ནི་dakini33.33
དཱ་ཀི་ནི་dakini33.33
Dakini in the Russian language
Дакиниdakini-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakini
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