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 surname Dakta (Bengali: দাতা, Oriya: ଦାକ୍ତା) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakta? popularity and diffusion
Dakta is the 1,581,912th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dakta live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dakta is also the 461,707th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 356 people.
The last name Dakta is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Dakta is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Dakta exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Dakta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dakta surname is predominantly 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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