Dako Surname

22,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Benin

Dako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo12,7651:5,788678
Benin3,7131:2,784338
Nigeria2,2811:77,6605,536
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Indonesia8721:151,66214,885
Mali7101:23,900839
Ivory Coast4681:49,2983,044
Romania4391:45,7355,711
Albania4071:7,1601,370
Lebanon2231:25,2782,812
Cameroon1971:105,42712,381
Papua New Guinea1451:56,2337,159
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Niger1211:158,6125,735
Slovakia661:80,85515,660
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada481:767,61660,775
England391:1,428,66862,556
Greece331:335,75147,626
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Dakó (346) & Dákó (7) are calculated separately.

Dako (2,623) may also be a first name.

Dako Last Name Facts

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

Dako (Arabic: داكو, Georgian: დაკო, Hindi: दाको, Marathi: डाको, Oriya: ଡେକା, Russian: Дако) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Dakó or Dákó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dako? popularity and diffusion

Dako is the 22,259th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 298,364 people. The surname Dako occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dako reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 143,450th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,623 people.

The surname Dako is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 12,765 people, or 1 in 5,788. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Dako Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dako has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dako surname grew 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dako last name is principally Sunni (81%) in Lebanon and Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dako surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dako earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $44,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $59,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakó92346/
Dakou896,147/
Dacko894,574/
Daiko891,067/
Dakuo891,014/
Dajko89709/
Dakho89647/
Dakoa89361/
Dakoi89197/
Dayko89149/
Dakko8990/
Tdako8975/
Dauko8953/
Dhako8950/
Dakoh8947/
Dakoo8937/
Deako8930/
Dakgo8927/
Dakoš8923/
Daeko8917/
Dakoy8910/
Daťko899/
Daako898/
Dazko896/
Dakoj892/
Dagko892/
Daśko892/
Dákó837/
Dackou801,060/
Dakkou80278/
Daszko80228/
Dagkos80143/
Daikou8087/
Daskos8087/
Dagkou8065/
Daskou8058/
Deakos8052/
Daikho8046/
Dhakoo8044/
Dattko8035/
Dhacko8033/
Dakoos8028/
Dadkou8026/
Dhaiko8014/
Dakoid8012/
Dakkho8010/
Dackoy8010/
Daikuo8010/
Dadkho809/
Dakous809/
Dhakot806/
Daikoo806/
Dakooh806/
Daekho805/
Dakhoo805/
Dhakod804/
Dakost804/
Dahkou804/
Tdeako804/
Dakkoo803/
Dahako803/
Dakhoj802/
Dakhou802/
Dakooa802/
Dackuo802/
Datcko801/
Dascko801/
Dhakko801/
Deakho801/
Deakou801/
Deakoi801/
Dakouh801/
Daykou801/
Daakoo801/
Daukou801/
Dakout801/
Daîkou801/
Daykop801/
Daykoy801/
Daikeo801/
Dakouz801/
Dakohe801/
Dgacko801/
Dhakho801/
Dhakoy801/
Dheako801/
Dahkoo801/
Dakoha801/
Daskot800/
Daka75166,550/
Doko7523,875/
Deko753,427/
Daco752,880/
Daqo756/
Dakaowa73441/
Daschko7334/
Daushko7316/
Dadkhoo739/
Dakkhou731/
Dakouch731/
Deahkco731/
Dashcko731/
Dakkohe731/
Dahakou731/
Dahkhos731/
Dakouss731/
Dakóová731/
Dakhout731/
Daskoch731/
Dadkhod731/
Daskhot731/
Dhaka679,783/
Dakka674,052/
Dasco673,842/
Dakah673,239/
Dajka672,189/
Dokou671,473/
Daika671,455/
Dauka671,067/
Deyko671,064/
Dacco67824/
Deiko67602/
Ďatko67594/
Daaco67499/
Docko67401/
Dakhouch67375/
Dokho67309/
Douko67302/
Deuko67282/
Dokko67266/
Dacoy67245/
Dakha67220/
Dayco67219/
Decko67218/
Tdoko67200/
Dheko67174/
Duiko67172/
Dacos67155/
Dacop67146/
Dacot67140/
Dekko67129/
Dajkó67116/
Daaka67115/
Dakaa67111/
Dekoo67101/
Doyko6794/
Dayka6794/
Deaka6789/
Datco6788/
Doiko6787/
Daskó6778/
Dhoko6765/
Dekoj6763/
Dokoi6763/
D'Aco6748/
Dagka6746/
Duoko6742/
Daquo6735/
Deeko6730/
Dakeu6728/
Dehko6727/
Doeko6725/
Dokoh6720/
Dooko6717/
Dokoz6717/
Daeka6716/
Dekho6713/
Dakga6712/
Dõtko6712/
Dekoi6711/
Daico679/
Degko678/
Ďaťko678/
Dojko677/
Dahka677/
Dokoš677/
Dakkouch676/
Daťka676/
Dokoy675/
Dajkaová675/
Dakaï675/
Dokuo675/
Dekoy674/
Dekoh674/
Dacou674/
Dagco674/
Dokgo673/
Ddaka673/
Dokoo673/
Dadkoush672/
Dacgo672/
Dokoa672/
Dgaka671/
Dazco671/
Daqoo671/
Daukoush671/
Dauco671/
Daşco671/
Deaco671/
Dahkhosh671/
Dakhoush671/
Dacuo671/
Dacoh671/
Dacoo671/
Daakaowa671/
Dazka671/
Dacod670/

Dako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dako in the Georgian language
დაკოdako-
Dako in the Marathi language
डाकोdako95.83
दाकोdako4.17
Dako in the Oriya language
ଡେକାdeka86.67
ଡାେକାdaeka6.67
ଡକdaka6.67
Dako in the Hindi language
दाकोdako57.14
डकोdako28.57
डाकोdako14.29
Dako in the Russian language
Дакоdako-
Dako in the Arabic language
داكوdakw-
دكوdkw-

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