Dakta Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Dakta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dakta (356) may also be a first name.
Dakta Demographics
Dakta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daktas | 91 | 41 | / |
| Daktha | 91 | 25 | / |
| Daktaa | 91 | 18 | / |
| Dakhta | 91 | 7 | / |
| Dhakta | 91 | 6 | / |
| Dakkta | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dakhtah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakktha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dokta | 80 | 1,486 | / |
| Dagta | 80 | 1,086 | / |
| Dakti | 80 | 31 | / |
| Dekta | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dacta | 80 | 15 | / |
| Dakto | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dakte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daqta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doktaş | 73 | 232 | / |
| Dekhta | 73 | 197 | / |
| Dagtay | 73 | 110 | / |
| Dhakte | 73 | 99 | / |
| Dagtas | 73 | 27 | / |
| Dockta | 73 | 15 | / |
| Dakhti | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dakhty | 73 | 13 | / |
| Daktou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dektai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dakhte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dactha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Doukta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhakto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dektha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daukte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dgacta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dektay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dakteh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dektah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deakter | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dakhteh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dhaktod | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deiktas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dagtash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dakhtyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhoktat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dekthai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakhtou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Datctha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doktauy | 67 | 1 | / |
Dakta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakta in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାକ୍ତା | dakta | 81.25 |
| ଡାକ୍ତ | dakta | 6.25 |
| ଦକ୍ତ | dakta | 6.25 |
| ଡାକ୍ତା | dakta | 6.25 |
| Dakta in the Bengali language | ||
| দাতা | data | 50 |
| দক্ত | dakta | 50 |
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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 Dakta
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