Dakta Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Barbados

Dakta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
India81:95,883,173728,828
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dakta (356) may also be a first name.

Dakta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakta (Bengali: দাতা, Oriya: ଦାକ୍ତା) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakta is the 1,581,912th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dakta are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 461,707th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 356 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Dakta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dakta last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daktas9141/
Daktha9125/
Daktaa9118/
Dakhta917/
Dhakta916/
Dakkta914/
Dakhtah831/
Dakktha831/
Dokta801,486/
Dagta801,086/
Dakti8031/
Dekta8026/
Dacta8015/
Dakto803/
Dakte802/
Daqta801/
Doktaş73232/
Dekhta73197/
Dagtay73110/
Dhakte7399/
Dagtas7327/
Dockta7315/
Dakhti7314/
Dakhty7313/
Daktou734/
Dektai733/
Dakhte732/
Dactha732/
Doukta731/
Dhakto731/
Dektha731/
Daukte731/
Dgacta731/
Dektay731/
Dakteh731/
Dektah731/
Deakter6722/
Dakhteh6714/
Dhaktod6710/
Deiktas675/
Dagtash672/
Dakhtyi672/
Dhoktat672/
Dekthai671/
Dakhtou671/
Datctha671/
Doktauy671/

Dakta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakta in the Oriya language
ଦାକ୍ତାdakta81.25
ଡାକ୍ତdakta6.25
ଦକ୍ତdakta6.25
ଡାକ୍ତାdakta6.25
Dakta in the Bengali language
দাতাdata50
দক্তdakta50

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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
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  • 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 Dakta
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