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) is found most in Cambodia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dakota.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakota? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 722,496th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Dakota live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 41,356th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 17,685 people.
The last name Dakota is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 43,998. In Cambodia Dakota is most prevalent in: Takéo Province, where 33 percent reside, Kampot Province, where 17 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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