Dakshin Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dakshin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakshin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dakshin (1,344) may also be a first name.

Dakshin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakshin (Bengali: দক্ষিন, Hindi: दक्षिण, Marathi: दक्षीण, Oriya: ଦକ୍ଷିଣ, Russian: Дакшин) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakshin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Dakshin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Dakshin reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dakshin is also the 214,184th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,344 people.

The surname Dakshin is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 42 percent are found, Karnataka, where 13 percent are found and Odisha, where 8 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakshina93443/
Dhakshin9318/
Dakshine932/
Daukshin932/
Daksin9278/
Dhakshina8832/
Dokshin861,079/
Dekshin8624/
Dakshen862/
Daukschien821/
Dokshina80780/
Dakshene8018/
Dokschin803/
Doksin776/
Dacsin771/
Dauksiene7511/
Daukshene755/
Dokschina751/
Dokshyn7135/
Dogshin718/
Dajcsin712/
Dacsain711/
Daiksen711/
Daxesin711/
Dokshyna6744/
Daxin6719/
Doksheim6714/
Dokchine6714/
Dashksen671/
Doksiene671/
Dokchein671/
Dogshina671/

Dakshin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakshin in the Hindi language
दक्षिणdaksina80
दक्षिनdaksina13.33
दक्षिण्daksin6.67
Dakshin in the Marathi language
दक्षीणdaksina75
दक्षिणdaksina25
Dakshin in the Bengali language
দক্ষিনdaksina44.44
দাক্ষিনdaksina22.22
দক্ষীনdaksina22.22
দক্ষিণকুমারdaksinakumara11.11
Dakshin in the Oriya language
ଦକ୍ଷିଣdaksina34.92
ଦାକ୍ଷିନdaksina33.67
ଦାକ୍ଷୀନdaksina8.79
ଦାକ୍ଷିଣdaksina6.53
ଦାକ୍ଷିନ୍daksin3.77
ଦିଣdina3.02
ଦକ୍ଷୀଣdaksina2.76
ଦକ୍ଷିନdaksina2.01
ଦକ୍ଷୀନdaksina1.01
ଦାକ୍ଷୀନ୍daksin0.75
ଦାକ୍ଷୀଣdaksina0.5
ଦତ୍ିଣdatina0.25
ଦଜ୍ିଣdajina0.25
ଦକ୍ଷିନ୍daksin0.25
ଦଚ୍ିଣdacina0.25
ଦପ୍ିଣdapina0.25
ଦକ୍ିଣdakina0.25
ଦତ୍ୀଣdatina0.25
Dakshin in the Russian language
Дакшинdaksin-

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