Dakono Surname

163,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Dakono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2,5811:6,575411
Senegal681:214,4021,458
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Dakono (20) may also be a first name.

Dakono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakono (Arabic: دكونو) occurs most in Mali. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakono? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,213th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,737,621 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakono are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Mande Africa. Dakono is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Dakono is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 2,581 people, or 1 in 6,575. Other than Mali this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 3 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dackono92588/
Dakongo924/
Dakonou921/
Dakounou867/
Daikonou861/
Dagkonot861/
Dacono83220/
Dakona8370/
Dakano8353/
Dokono8319/
Dakeno8311/
Dekono833/
Dakanno7753/
Dokonou7751/
Dakanou7727/
Dakouna7722/
Dakhano7713/
Daukona7712/
Daconos779/
Dokongo772/
Dakonna772/
Dakoona771/
Dakonha771/
Dakonga771/
Dakonad771/
Dakonaa771/
Dakkona771/
Dhakano771/
Dakenou771/
Dokonnou7192/
Doukonou7171/
Daikanou7120/
Deaconos7117/
Dokounou712/
Dhakanod711/
Doukouno711/
Doukongo711/
Dakanoch711/
Dacuno671,846/
Dakana67418/
Dokona67124/
Dakuna6754/
Dekeno6732/
Dakena6714/
Dekano6712/
Doukounou679/
Dacano678/
Dekona677/
Dagkounas674/
Dokuno672/
Dacona672/
Dokano671/

Dakono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakono in the Arabic language
دكونوdkwnw-

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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 Dakono
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