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

The last name Dako (Arabic: داكو, Georgian: დაკო, Hindi: दाको, Marathi: डाको, Oriya: ଡେକା, Russian: Дако) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dakó or Dákó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dako? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 22,259^th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 298,364 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dako live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Dako is also the 143,450^th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 2,623 people.

It is most numerous 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 occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Dako Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dako has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dako surname increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dako Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dako surname is primarily Sunni (81%) in Lebanon and Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dako last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.