Dakira Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dakira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902

Dakira (49) may also be a first name.

Dakira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakira is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dakira is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Dakira live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Dakira is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakaira922/
Dakoiray8628/
Dakhiraj861/
Dakura831,205/
Dakiri83975/
Dacira8320/
Dakire837/
Dakiro833/
Dekira832/
Dakera831/
Dakurah773,548/
Dekhira77204/
Daikura7743/
Dakhera7740/
Daykiri7731/
Daquira7730/
Dakiroh7726/
Daukire7724/
Dakhiri7713/
Dakkiri7712/
Daşkiri775/
Dakhire775/
Dhakera775/
Daskiri773/
Dachira772/
Dhakiri772/
Dhakire772/
Daikiri771/
Daikire771/
Dahkiri771/
Dackiri771/
Dakoire771/
Dokgira771/
Dakitri771/
Dhakiroh71101/
Dakhiroh7144/
Daquiera7125/
Dhaukire7117/
Dhokiray7114/
Dhakurai717/
Dacairay716/
Dhakairi713/
Dakhairi712/
Dackiere711/
Dhacirah711/
Dacquira711/
Dashkiri711/
Doukirat711/
Dekeirra711/
Dakeraja711/
Dhakhura711/
Dacera672,372/
Dakreo671,930/
Dekera67643/
Dekura67485/
Dokire67110/
Dokiri6794/
Dakere6755/
Dakuro6754/
Dokura6729/
Dokera6717/
Dacura6715/
Dakeri6711/
Daqiri675/
Dokyra672/
Dacire672/
Dakero671/
Dokiro671/
Dhackeray671/
Dakery671/

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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 Dakira
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