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

The surname Dakshin (Bengali: দক্ষিন, Hindi: दक्षिण, Marathi: दक्षीण, Oriya: ଦକ୍ଷିଣ, Russian: Дакшин) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dakshin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakshin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,605,694^th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Dakshin is primarily found 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 214,184^th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 1,344 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 42 percent reside, Karnataka, where 13 percent reside and Odisha, where 8 percent reside. Not including India Dakshin exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.