Dakosta Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Dakosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2511:526,88942,751
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Senegal201:728,9672,654
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dakosta (47) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakossta931/
Dacosta8640,986/
Dekosta8629/
Dakusta8610/
Dakosto864/
Dokosta863/
Dakosty863/
Dakoste861/
Da'costa80387/
Deacosta80374/
D'Acosta80170/
Dascosta809/
Daccosta808/
Dâacosta805/
Daacosta804/
Dacostta802/
Dacousta801/
Dacostha801/
Decosta715,323/
Decasta7131/
Dacoste7114/
Dacasta7113/
Docosta7112/
Docasta718/
Dacosto718/
Dacusta714/
Dácosta711/
Dekasta711/
De'costa6729/
Dacoster6712/
Decostta671/
Decoshta671/
Decasteau6324/
Decosto57729/
Dacasto57252/
Decasto575/
Docoste571/
Da'casto5317/
Docaster531/
De'casto531/
Docoster531/
Dacasste531/
Decostey530/
Dacaster530/
Dacquesto506/
Daqcuisto501/
Daucaster500/

Dakosta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakosta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻛﻮﺳﺘﺎdakwsta-
Dakosta in the Marathi language
डाकोdako66.67
डकोdako33.33
Dakosta in the Russian language
Дакостаdakosta-

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