Dakosta Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Dakosta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 251 | 1:526,889 | 42,751 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Senegal | 20 | 1:728,967 | 2,654 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dakosta (47) may also be a first name.
Dakosta Demographics
Dakosta Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dakosta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakosta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakosta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻛﻮﺳﺘﺎ, Marathi: डाको, Russian: Дакоста) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakosta? popularity and diffusion
Dakosta is the 659,458th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. Dakosta occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Dakosta live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 47 people.
Dakosta is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 526,889. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent are found, Papua, where 23 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 30 percent are found and Senegal, where 4 percent are found.
Dakosta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dakosta last name is chiefly Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakossta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dacosta | 86 | 40,986 | / |
| Dekosta | 86 | 29 | / |
| Dakusta | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dakosto | 86 | 4 | / |
| Dokosta | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dakosty | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dakoste | 86 | 1 | / |
| Da'costa | 80 | 387 | / |
| Deacosta | 80 | 374 | / |
| D'Acosta | 80 | 170 | / |
| Dascosta | 80 | 9 | / |
| Daccosta | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dâacosta | 80 | 5 | / |
| Daacosta | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dacostta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dacousta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dacostha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Decosta | 71 | 5,323 | / |
| Decasta | 71 | 31 | / |
| Dacoste | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dacasta | 71 | 13 | / |
| Docosta | 71 | 12 | / |
| Docasta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dacosto | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dacusta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dácosta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekasta | 71 | 1 | / |
| De'costa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dacoster | 67 | 12 | / |
| Decostta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decoshta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decasteau | 63 | 24 | / |
| Decosto | 57 | 729 | / |
| Dacasto | 57 | 252 | / |
| Decasto | 57 | 5 | / |
| Docoste | 57 | 1 | / |
| Da'casto | 53 | 17 | / |
| Docaster | 53 | 1 | / |
| De'casto | 53 | 1 | / |
| Docoster | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dacasste | 53 | 1 | / |
| Decostey | 53 | 0 | / |
| Dacaster | 53 | 0 | / |
| Dacquesto | 50 | 6 | / |
| Daqcuisto | 50 | 1 | / |
| Daucaster | 50 | 0 | / |
Dakosta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakosta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻛﻮﺳﺘﺎ | dakwsta | - |
| Dakosta in the Marathi language | ||
| डाको | dako | 66.67 |
| डको | dako | 33.33 |
| Dakosta in the Russian language | ||
| Дакоста | dakosta | - |
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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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- 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 Dakosta
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