Dakson Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dakson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dakson (237) may also be a first name.

Dakson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakson (Russian: Даксон) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dakson is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Dakson is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Dakson are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 237 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 74 percent are found and Gombe, where 26 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Dakson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dakson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dakson last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dackson92333/
Daikson927/
Deakson920/
Dackshon862/
Daikeson861/
Daickson861/
Dagson83365/
Dokson83284/
Daksan8339/
Dakxon834/
Daxson832/
Daksun831/
Dacson831/
Dagsson7744/
Doksson7739/
Dockson7715/
Dakshan7710/
Doksone775/
Dakhsan775/
Daksaan773/
Deacson773/
Daugson771/
Dachson771/
Daksian771/
Daiksen771/
Daxon73356/
Dakhshan712/
Dakshane711/
Dheikson711/
Dashksen711/
Dashksan711/
Deickson711/
Dagsan67661/
Doksan67265/
Dagsen6733/
Dogson6721/
Dacsan6713/
Docson677/
Dakhssane674/
Doksom672/
D'Axon672/
Dauxon672/
Daxion672/
Daksum672/
Doxson672/
Doksun671/
Deaxon670/

Dakson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakson in the Russian language
Даксонdakson-

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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 Dakson
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