Dakis Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7531:134,44722,799
United States3931:922,28769,218
Australia711:380,22131,281
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Greece301:369,32650,921
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Dakis (338) may also be a first name.

Dakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakis (Arabic: داكيس, Hindi: डाकिस, Russian: Дакис) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,789th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Dakis live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Dakis is also the 475,334th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 338 people.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 134,447. In The Philippines Dakis is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 37 percent live, Central Luzon, where 33 percent live and National Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Dakis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dakis has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dakis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Dakis surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% registered with the party.

The amount Dakis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $49,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning $40,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakhis9134/
Dackis9114/
Dakish914/
Dakiss913/
Dakise912/
Daikis912/
Dakkis912/
Daukis911/
Daakis911/
Daykis910/
Dadkish8311/
Daskais839/
Dakhish836/
Dhakais834/
Daukais831/
Dackist831/
Dakes80489/
Dekis80316/
Dokis80270/
Dacis8053/
Dakiz802/
Daqis801/
Dakys801/
Dakhisse771/
Dakoiseh771/
Daquis731,262/
Deakes73205/
Dachis73166/
Dokish7362/
Doukis7345/
Daukes7343/
Doskis7334/
Dhakes7330/
Daqish7321/
Dakhes7318/
Dekais7318/
Deacis7316/
Dakese7312/
Dakhys7310/
Dackes737/
Dakets737/
Deikis736/
Dacuis736/
Dekiss735/
Dokios735/
Dakesh734/
Dhokis733/
Dakkes733/
Daucis733/
Dekhis732/
Dakees732/
Dackys732/
Dakess732/
Dhacis732/
Dokisz732/
Dekkis732/
Daskes731/
Daykiz731/
Dakysh731/
Daekes731/
Doykis731/
Dacais731/
Daycis731/
Dekish730/
Dakeas730/
Dekeis730/
Daketse671,302/
Daiches6737/
Deackes6730/
Doekies6717/
Daykhes6710/
Dakhesh678/
Deaquis677/
Dekhiss671/
Dokgais671/
Dhakesh671/
Daikhes671/
Dakkich671/
Dehkish671/
Daquies671/
Daquios671/
Deckies671/
Dhokais671/
Dogkiss671/
Dakhays671/
Daquist670/
Dackets670/
Dackeus670/
Dakyoss670/

Dakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakis in the Hindi language
डाकिसdakisa-
Dakis in the Russian language
Дакисdakis-
Dakis in the Arabic language
داكيسdakys-

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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 Dakis
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