Dakot Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dakot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India611:12,574,842222,490
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dakot (43) may also be a first name.

Dakot Last Name Facts

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

Dakot (Hindi: डाकोत, Marathi: डाकोत, Russian: Дакот) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakot? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,785,358th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Dakot live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India Dakot is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 49 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 31 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakote91121/
Dhakot916/
Dakost914/
Dakout911/
Daskot910/
Dakhote8355/
Dhakote832/
Dakoute832/
Dakhout831/
Dakoste831/
Daskhot831/
Dakat801,795/
Dakut80291/
Dacot80140/
Dokot8060/
Dekot8053/
Dakod805/
Dhakat73752/
Daekat73209/
Dakate7385/
Dakuut7335/
Dakhat7324/
Daikat7321/
Dakhod7320/
Dakaat7319/
Dokote7319/
Daakat7314/
Dackat7312/
Dakoid7312/
Dakkat7310/
Dakaut739/
Deukot739/
Dacost736/
Dazkat736/
Dhakod734/
Dekhot734/
Deekot733/
Dakute732/
Dekout731/
Dohkot731/
Doskot731/
Dakats731/
Daqoot731/
Doekot731/
Dacote731/
Datkat731/
Dogkot731/
Daukat731/
Dakatt731/
Dokoet731/
Dokoth731/
Dhakate679,932/
Dhaskat67492/
Dascott6735/
Deekhot6719/
Dakhate6717/
Dacoste6714/
Dokoute679/
Dekhoot679/
Dakkath674/
Deckout673/
Daakath672/
Daskute672/
Dacosts672/
Deakate672/
Deacost672/
Daykate672/
Deeckot671/
Dadkhod671/
Dhakute671/
Daqoust671/
Dadkute671/
Dookout671/
Dakhath671/
Dacoute671/

Dakot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakot in the Marathi language
डाकोतdakota-
Dakot in the Hindi language
डाकोतdakota92.31
डकोतdakota7.69
Dakot in the Russian language
Дакотdakot-

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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 Dakot
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