Dakub Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dakub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dakub Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Dakub (15) may also be a first name.

Dakub Last Name Facts

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

Dakub occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakub? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakub is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dakub live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

Dakub is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Dakub is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 60 percent reside, Kaduna, where 28 percent reside and Abia, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakoub912/
Dachkub832/
Dakup803,157/
Dokub803/
Dakob802/
Dacub801/
Dakeup733/
Dacgub732/
Dacubs731/
Dakoupe6799/
Dacup60979/
Dokup6049/
Docub6035/
Dekup6013/
Dacob602/
Decub602/
Dokob601/
Decaup5560/
Doekup551/
Dakoep551/
Decoub551/
Dokaupe501/
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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 Dakub
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