Dakoto Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Dakoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dakoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakoto (Russian: Дакото) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakoto live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo Dakoto exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakosto924/
Deakoto921/
Dakota83403/
Dokoto83164/
Dekoto833/
Dakato831/
Dacoto830/
Dokotho77508/
Daikato77177/
Dokotou779/
Dakotah778/
Dacosto778/
Dakhota775/
Dagkota773/
Dakotta773/
Dacouto772/
Dokotto771/
Dhakota771/
Dakouta771/
Dakotha771/
Dahkota771/
Daekota771/
Dakoita771/
Dokoutou7116/
Dekoutou714/
Doukotou711/
Dhokotho711/
Deukotto711/
Dokothto711/
Dakossta711/
Dokota67630/
Dakata67116/
Decoto6791/
Dokuto6729/
Dakuta6728/
Dacota6726/
Dacato6723/
Daketa675/
Dekato673/
Dacuto672/
Docoto671/
Docato671/
Dadkhutod671/
Dekota671/
Deketo671/
Doketo671/

Dakoto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakoto in the Russian language
Дакотоdakoto-

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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 Dakoto
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