Dakoy Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Dakoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dakoy (10) may also be a first name.
Dakoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakoy (Russian: Дакой) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dakoy is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dakoy are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 10 people.
The surname Dakoy is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Dakoy is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Dakoy is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakoy in the Russian language | ||
| Дакой | dakoj | - |
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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 Dakoy
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