Dakulu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dakulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Dakulu (56) may also be a first name.

Dakulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakulu (Oriya: ଡାକୁଲୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dakulu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dakulu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 56 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 69 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 21 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakaulu9213/
Daskulu921/
Dagkulu921/
Dakoulou862/
Dokulu8362/
Dakolu833/
Dekulu832/
Daikoulou801/
Dakoğlu7769/
Dagkolu7732/
Dokuslu7719/
Doekulu779/
Dekullu774/
Dakkolu773/
Dakkilu771/
Dakollu771/
Dacullu771/
Daculus771/
Daculius7142/
Dekoulou716/
Daakollu713/
Dacullus711/
Deekullu711/
Doukoulou6713/
Dekilu673/
Dacullius672/
Dokollu621/
Dokkolu621/
Dăsculțu574/
Dakholeu571/
Deykollu571/

Dakulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakulu in the Oriya language
ଡାକୁଲୁdakulu66.67
ନାୁଦକୁଲୁnaudakulu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Dakulu
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