Dakota Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Dakota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 352 | 1:43,998 | 1,753 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Dakota (17,685) may also be a first name.
Dakota Demographics
Average Male Dakota Height
177.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dakota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakota (Arabic: داكوتا, Russian: Дакота) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakota? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 722,496th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Dakota live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Dakota is also the 41,356th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 17,685 people.
The surname Dakota is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 43,998. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Takéo Province, where 33 percent are found, Kampot Province, where 17 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Dakota Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Dakota earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.71% less than the national average, earning R 126,648 per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $44,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota in the Russian language | ||
| Дакота | dakota | - |
| Dakota in the Arabic language | ||
| داكوتا | dakwta | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dakota
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