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 Dakota Salary in
Canada
$44,952 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Dakota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakota (Arabic: داكوتا, Russian: Дакота) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dakota click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakota? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 722,496th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Dakota is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Dakota are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 41,356th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 17,685 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 43,998. In Cambodia Dakota is most numerous 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 it 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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